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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Clovis Community Hospital's petition for reconsideration of a permanent total disability award for Angela Williams. The Board affirmed the finding that Ms. Williams is permanently and totally disabled due to an industrial injury as a registered nurse, deeming vocational evidence that she is not amenable to rehabilitation and precluded from the labor market to be persuasive. The Board also found that a subsequent motor vehicle accident, occurring while Ms. Williams was traveling from a medical appointment for her industrial injury, was a compensable consequence, and no evidence suggested material deviation from the route. Therefore, defendant's arguments regarding medical ratings and apportionment were rejected, and the original award was upheld.
ANGELA WILLIAMS vs. CLOVIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CORVEL CORPORATION is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Clovis Community Hospital's petition for reconsideration of a permanent total disability award for Angela Williams. The Board affirmed the finding that Ms. Williams is permanently and totally disabled due to an industrial injury as a registered nurse, deeming vocational evidence that she is not amenable to rehabilitation and precluded from the labor market to be persuasive. The Board also found that a subsequent motor vehicle accident, occurring while Ms. Williams was traveling from a medical appointment for her industrial injury, was a compensable consequence, and no evidence suggested material deviation from the route. Therefore, defendant's arguments regarding medical ratings and apportionment were rejected, and the original award was upheld.
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