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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award of permanent disability for an applicant's industrial injuries sustained on January 22, 1997. The defendant argued for apportionment of the permanent disability to non-industrial factors and to a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition because it was unverified, a mandatory requirement. The WCAB found the defendant failed to cure this defect within a reasonable time after it was pointed out. Therefore, the defendant's contentions regarding apportionment were not addressed on their merits by the WCAB.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award of permanent disability for an applicant's industrial injuries sustained on January 22, 1997. The defendant argued for apportionment of the permanent disability to non-industrial factors and to a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition because it was unverified, a mandatory requirement. The WCAB found the defendant failed to cure this defect within a reasonable time after it was pointed out. Therefore, the defendant's contentions regarding apportionment were not addressed on their merits by the WCAB.
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