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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding of 100% permanent disability for the applicant. The defendant argued the vocational evaluator identified other occupations the applicant could perform and that remanding the case was premature due to pending Supreme Court review in Duncan v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. The Board found the WCJ had discretion regarding remand and that defendant could seek reconsideration if the WCJ issued a premature decision. In a separate matter, sanctions of $250 were imposed on applicant's counsel for filing a successive petition from a non-final order.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding of 100% permanent disability for the applicant. The defendant argued the vocational evaluator identified other occupations the applicant could perform and that remanding the case was premature due to pending Supreme Court review in Duncan v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. The Board found the WCJ had discretion regarding remand and that defendant could seek reconsideration if the WCJ issued a premature decision. In a separate matter, sanctions of $250 were imposed on applicant's counsel for filing a successive petition from a non-final order.
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