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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address apportionment of permanent disability following the Benson en banc decision, which now requires individual causation for each injury. The prior award is rescinded and returned to the trial level for further proceedings to properly apportion the permanent disability among the applicant's various industrial injuries. Defendant may raise its other contentions on remand.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address apportionment of permanent disability following the Benson en banc decision, which now requires individual causation for each injury. The prior award is rescinded and returned to the trial level for further proceedings to properly apportion the permanent disability among the applicant's various industrial injuries. Defendant may raise its other contentions on remand.
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