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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the administrative law judge's (WCJ) decision regarding applicant Myrna Morgan's successive industrial injuries. The WCAB found that the WCJ improperly applied the monetary-value subtraction method for apportionment and that the Wilkinson doctrine is no longer generally applicable post-SB 899. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record and a new decision consistent with current apportionment law.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the administrative law judge's (WCJ) decision regarding applicant Myrna Morgan's successive industrial injuries. The WCAB found that the WCJ improperly applied the monetary-value subtraction method for apportionment and that the Wilkinson doctrine is no longer generally applicable post-SB 899. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record and a new decision consistent with current apportionment law.
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