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This case involves an inmate firefighter claiming industrial injury to her knees from a fall while on duty. The original award found temporary and permanent disability, but the defendant sought reconsideration. The appeals board granted reconsideration, rescinded the award, and returned the matter for further proceedings. This was due to the medical expert's report on apportionment not adhering to the current legal standards for causation as established by Senate Bill 899. The board emphasized that new apportionment requires physicians to determine the percentage of disability caused by the industrial injury versus other factors, which the prior report failed to do.
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This case involves an inmate firefighter claiming industrial injury to her knees from a fall while on duty. The original award found temporary and permanent disability, but the defendant sought reconsideration. The appeals board granted reconsideration, rescinded the award, and returned the matter for further proceedings. This was due to the medical expert's report on apportionment not adhering to the current legal standards for causation as established by Senate Bill 899. The board emphasized that new apportionment requires physicians to determine the percentage of disability caused by the industrial injury versus other factors, which the prior report failed to do.
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