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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the original finding to reduce the applicant's permanent disability rating from 39% to 36% due to a clerical error regarding the right shoulder impairment. The Board also reversed the finding that the defendant waived its right to credit against the applicant's third-party settlement. The matter is returned to the trial level to determine the defendant's entitlement to credit under Labor Code Section 3861. The remainder of the original award was affirmed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the original finding to reduce the applicant's permanent disability rating from 39% to 36% due to a clerical error regarding the right shoulder impairment. The Board also reversed the finding that the defendant waived its right to credit against the applicant's third-party settlement. The matter is returned to the trial level to determine the defendant's entitlement to credit under Labor Code Section 3861. The remainder of the original award was affirmed.
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