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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the original award, and remanded the case for a new permanent disability rating. The Board found the original judge erred by relying on a QME's opinion of total permanent disability that was not based on an accurate history. Instead, the Board directed the new rating be based on the opinions of the Agreed Medical Examiners (AMEs), who found significant but less restrictive permanent disability. Additionally, the Board reinstated the AME psychiatrist's apportionment of 30% of the psychological disability to non-industrial factors.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the original award, and remanded the case for a new permanent disability rating. The Board found the original judge erred by relying on a QME's opinion of total permanent disability that was not based on an accurate history. Instead, the Board directed the new rating be based on the opinions of the Agreed Medical Examiners (AMEs), who found significant but less restrictive permanent disability. Additionally, the Board reinstated the AME psychiatrist's apportionment of 30% of the psychological disability to non-industrial factors.
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