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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's award of 45% permanent disability. This decision affirmed the judge's reliance on agreed medical evaluator Dr. Angerman's apportionment, which attributed one-third of the disability to non-industrial degenerative factors. The Board found Dr. Angerman's apportionment to be supported by substantial evidence despite the applicant's arguments for further development of the record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's award of 45% permanent disability. This decision affirmed the judge's reliance on agreed medical evaluator Dr. Angerman's apportionment, which attributed one-third of the disability to non-industrial degenerative factors. The Board found Dr. Angerman's apportionment to be supported by substantial evidence despite the applicant's arguments for further development of the record.
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