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In this workers' compensation case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration to overturn a finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) apportionment opinion was legally invalid. The Board determined the AME's opinion on the apportionment of permanent disability between the industrial injury and the applicant's underlying rheumatoid arthritis met statutory requirements. Consequently, the Board amended the original award to apportion 50% of the applicant's permanent disability to her non-industrial condition, resulting in a revised award of 40.5% permanent disability.
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In this workers' compensation case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration to overturn a finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) apportionment opinion was legally invalid. The Board determined the AME's opinion on the apportionment of permanent disability between the industrial injury and the applicant's underlying rheumatoid arthritis met statutory requirements. Consequently, the Board amended the original award to apportion 50% of the applicant's permanent disability to her non-industrial condition, resulting in a revised award of 40.5% permanent disability.
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