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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration because the trial judge failed to adequately address significant issues. Specifically, the Board found the judge erred in awarding unapportioned permanent disability without clarifying conflicting medical opinions on apportionment. Furthermore, the judge's denial of the employer's overpayment credit was insufficiently explained, and the commutation of the award was based on an unclear methodology. The case is remanded for further proceedings and a new decision by a different judge.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration because the trial judge failed to adequately address significant issues. Specifically, the Board found the judge erred in awarding unapportioned permanent disability without clarifying conflicting medical opinions on apportionment. Furthermore, the judge's denial of the employer's overpayment credit was insufficiently explained, and the commutation of the award was based on an unclear methodology. The case is remanded for further proceedings and a new decision by a different judge.
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