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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a previous award. The Board found that the applicant's primary treating physician's apportionment of 15% of the hip disability to non-industrial factors was based on substantial medical evidence, and should have been incorporated. This amendment reduced the applicant's permanent disability rating from 72% to 66%. The dissenting opinion argued that the physician's apportionment lacked sufficient detail to constitute substantial evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a previous award. The Board found that the applicant's primary treating physician's apportionment of 15% of the hip disability to non-industrial factors was based on substantial medical evidence, and should have been incorporated. This amendment reduced the applicant's permanent disability rating from 72% to 66%. The dissenting opinion argued that the physician's apportionment lacked sufficient detail to constitute substantial evidence.
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