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This case involves applicant Kari Jackson's claim for workers' compensation benefits from the State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the applicant's challenge to the administrative law judge's apportionment of prior permanent disability. The Board amended the decision to remove a 4% apportionment to a prior left knee injury, finding no substantial medical evidence supported it. However, the overall 62% permanent disability finding for the primary injury remains, along with clerical corrections to indemnity and attorney fees.
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This case involves applicant Kari Jackson's claim for workers' compensation benefits from the State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the applicant's challenge to the administrative law judge's apportionment of prior permanent disability. The Board amended the decision to remove a 4% apportionment to a prior left knee injury, finding no substantial medical evidence supported it. However, the overall 62% permanent disability finding for the primary injury remains, along with clerical corrections to indemnity and attorney fees.
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