Case No. ADJ1030139 (STK 0203781)RegularNov 19, 2014
GERALD REESE vs. MICRODENTAL LABORATORIES, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE, AIG CLAIMS SERVICES
The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the permanent disability rating for applicant Gerald Reese, who sustained an industrial injury in 2006. The primary issue was whether to include a deconditioning impairment, rated by a PQME using analogy, into the permanent disability award. The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision but amended it to defer the issue of permanent disability for further proceedings. This deferral is to allow the WCJ to issue rating instructions based on the established legal framework for incorporating AMA Guides impairments, even those addressed by analogy.
PQMEdeconditioningAMA Guideswhole person impairmentanalogyLabor Code section 4660Almaraz/Guzman IIMilpitas Unified School Dist.City of Sacramento v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.rating instructions
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