CompFox AI Summary
In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of an award finding 100% permanent disability for an applicant with chest, back, and psychiatric injuries from a 1999 industrial accident. The Board denied reconsideration, upholding the original award and rejecting the defendant's arguments that the applicant's psychiatric disability should be apportioned to non-industrial causes or a good faith personnel action, as the parties had previously stipulated to industrial causation. Furthermore, the Board found the defendant failed to present substantial medical evidence for apportionment and had waived its right to develop the record by not presenting such evidence at trial.
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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of an award finding 100% permanent disability for an applicant with chest, back, and psychiatric injuries from a 1999 industrial accident. The Board denied reconsideration, upholding the original award and rejecting the defendant's arguments that the applicant's psychiatric disability should be apportioned to non-industrial causes or a good faith personnel action, as the parties had previously stipulated to industrial causation. Furthermore, the Board found the defendant failed to present substantial medical evidence for apportionment and had waived its right to develop the record by not presenting such evidence at trial.
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