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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of prior decisions that apportioned the applicant's 100% permanent disability between two industrial injuries and non-industrial factors. The Board found the psychiatric Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion unsubstantial due to a lack of review of pre-injury records and a misunderstanding of apportionment duties. Consequently, the matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including appointing a new medical examiner to address causation and apportionment issues more thoroughly. The Board emphasized the need for a fully developed record on complex medical causation concerning the psyche injury.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of prior decisions that apportioned the applicant's 100% permanent disability between two industrial injuries and non-industrial factors. The Board found the psychiatric Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion unsubstantial due to a lack of review of pre-injury records and a misunderstanding of apportionment duties. Consequently, the matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including appointing a new medical examiner to address causation and apportionment issues more thoroughly. The Board emphasized the need for a fully developed record on complex medical causation concerning the psyche injury.
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