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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision regarding the applicant's permanent disability rating under the 2005 Schedule, finding the 1997 Schedule inapplicable. However, the Board deferred the issue of the vocational expert's costs, remanding it to the trial level for reconsideration under the newly established "reasonable and necessary at the time incurred" standard. The validity of the 2005 Schedule itself was not successfully challenged, and the applicant's attempt to rebut its rating was deemed unsuccessful.
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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision regarding the applicant's permanent disability rating under the 2005 Schedule, finding the 1997 Schedule inapplicable. However, the Board deferred the issue of the vocational expert's costs, remanding it to the trial level for reconsideration under the newly established "reasonable and necessary at the time incurred" standard. The validity of the 2005 Schedule itself was not successfully challenged, and the applicant's attempt to rebut its rating was deemed unsuccessful.
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