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Starla Jones vs. GALLO GLASS CO.

This case involves a dispute over the applicant's permanent disability rating following an industrial injury to her right shoulder. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the original award, increasing the permanent disability rating from the WCJ's finding of 15% to 12%, based on the Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion of 6% Whole Person Impairment. The Board affirmed the applicant's permanent and stationary date and found no overpayment of temporary disability. Additionally, the Board applied a 15% increase to permanent disability indemnity and attorneys' fees, recognizing the employer's failure to offer modified work.