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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision to apportion 50% of the applicant's permanent disability to a preexisting degenerative arthritis, holding that Labor Code section 4663, as amended by SB 899, permits apportionment based on causation from non-industrial factors supported by substantial medical evidence.
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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision to apportion 50% of the applicant's permanent disability to a preexisting degenerative arthritis, holding that Labor Code section 4663, as amended by SB 899, permits apportionment based on causation from non-industrial factors supported by substantial medical evidence.
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