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This case involves a petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award for two knee injuries. The defendant argued the permanent partial disability for the 1996 injury was calculated incorrectly and that a credit for overpayment of temporary disability was improperly calculated. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the award to correct the indemnity calculation for the 1996 injury and a typographical error. However, the Board upheld the original credit for overpayment, deeming it a discretionary matter and acknowledging precision difficulties.
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This case involves a petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award for two knee injuries. The defendant argued the permanent partial disability for the 1996 injury was calculated incorrectly and that a credit for overpayment of temporary disability was improperly calculated. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the award to correct the indemnity calculation for the 1996 injury and a typographical error. However, the Board upheld the original credit for overpayment, deeming it a discretionary matter and acknowledging precision difficulties.
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