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In this case, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a judge's decision that commuted the entire attorney's fee award from the applicant's life pension. The WCAB found that the judge erred by overlooking a portion of the fee calculation designated to be paid from accrued permanent disability benefits. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the original award and substituted new findings, ordering that a portion of the attorney's fees be paid from accrued permanent disability benefits and the remainder from the life pension. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including calculating the adjusted weekly life pension payments.
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In this case, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a judge's decision that commuted the entire attorney's fee award from the applicant's life pension. The WCAB found that the judge erred by overlooking a portion of the fee calculation designated to be paid from accrued permanent disability benefits. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the original award and substituted new findings, ordering that a portion of the attorney's fees be paid from accrued permanent disability benefits and the remainder from the life pension. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including calculating the adjusted weekly life pension payments.
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