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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and affirmed a previous award finding an applicant sustained multiple industrial injuries. The Board amended the decision to allow the defendant a $4,000 credit for a permanent disability advance and to correct a clerical error regarding indemnity calculation. The defendant's argument challenging the substantial evidence of the agreed medical examiner was not persuasive and their attempt to introduce new evidence was rejected.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and affirmed a previous award finding an applicant sustained multiple industrial injuries. The Board amended the decision to allow the defendant a $4,000 credit for a permanent disability advance and to correct a clerical error regarding indemnity calculation. The defendant's argument challenging the substantial evidence of the agreed medical examiner was not persuasive and their attempt to introduce new evidence was rejected.
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