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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the finding of 100% permanent disability for Suzanne Costello. The applicant sustained admitted injuries to her lumbar spine, psyche, and gastrointestinal system in a 2003 fall, resulting in significant physical limitations. Medical and vocational evidence supported the conclusion that she cannot participate in vocational rehabilitation or return to the labor market due to chronic pain, immobility, and psychological impairments. The Board found her limitations, including upper extremity symptoms noted by one evaluator, were consistent with the industrial injury and thus supported the total disability finding.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the finding of 100% permanent disability for Suzanne Costello. The applicant sustained admitted injuries to her lumbar spine, psyche, and gastrointestinal system in a 2003 fall, resulting in significant physical limitations. Medical and vocational evidence supported the conclusion that she cannot participate in vocational rehabilitation or return to the labor market due to chronic pain, immobility, and psychological impairments. The Board found her limitations, including upper extremity symptoms noted by one evaluator, were consistent with the industrial injury and thus supported the total disability finding.
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