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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding his claims of permanent partial disability. The applicant appealed the WCJ's findings of $64%$ and $17%$ disability, contending he was permanently and totally disabled. However, following the WCAB granting reconsideration, the parties successfully engaged in a settlement conference and executed a Compromise and Release agreement. The WCAB reviewed this agreement, found the settlement amount adequate and in the applicant's best interest, and therefore rescinded the prior award and approved the Compromise and Release.
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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding his claims of permanent partial disability. The applicant appealed the WCJ's findings of $64%$ and $17%$ disability, contending he was permanently and totally disabled. However, following the WCAB granting reconsideration, the parties successfully engaged in a settlement conference and executed a Compromise and Release agreement. The WCAB reviewed this agreement, found the settlement amount adequate and in the applicant's best interest, and therefore rescinded the prior award and approved the Compromise and Release.
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