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The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming its prior decision that the 1997 Schedule, not the 2005 Schedule, applies to the applicant's permanent disability rating. The Board found that the medical report indicated the existence of permanent disability under the reasoning of Zavala, even though the applicant's condition was not yet permanent and stationary. Therefore, the applicant's industrial injury on July 7, 2001, is subject to the 1997 permanent disability rating schedule.
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The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming its prior decision that the 1997 Schedule, not the 2005 Schedule, applies to the applicant's permanent disability rating. The Board found that the medical report indicated the existence of permanent disability under the reasoning of Zavala, even though the applicant's condition was not yet permanent and stationary. Therefore, the applicant's industrial injury on July 7, 2001, is subject to the 1997 permanent disability rating schedule.
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