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This case involves an applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied the petition, upholding the original finding of industrial injury to various body parts, temporary disability, and 17% permanent disability. The applicant argued for 100% permanent disability and challenged the apportionment to non-industrial rheumatoid arthritis. The WCAB adopted the judge's report, concluding the applicant's arguments were unsubstantiated by the record and that supplemental filings containing unintroduced evidence were improper.
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This case involves an applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied the petition, upholding the original finding of industrial injury to various body parts, temporary disability, and 17% permanent disability. The applicant argued for 100% permanent disability and challenged the apportionment to non-industrial rheumatoid arthritis. The WCAB adopted the judge's report, concluding the applicant's arguments were unsubstantiated by the record and that supplemental filings containing unintroduced evidence were improper.
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