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This case reviews a WCJ's award for cumulative trauma injury to the applicant's heart, circulatory system, and San Joaquin Valley Fever. The WCAB granted reconsideration to address disputes over the applicable Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) and the applicant's disability percentage. Ultimately, the WCAB affirmed the WCJ's findings but amended the award to reflect 100% permanent total disability, applying the 2013 PDRS and finding the defendant failed to rebut the presumption of industrial causation for the heart injury. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings regarding commutation and attorney fees.
ARMANDO ROBLES vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION: STATE TRANSPORTATION, legally uninsured, administered by STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in Bakersfield. 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 Bakersfield.
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This case reviews a WCJ's award for cumulative trauma injury to the applicant's heart, circulatory system, and San Joaquin Valley Fever. The WCAB granted reconsideration to address disputes over the applicable Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) and the applicant's disability percentage. Ultimately, the WCAB affirmed the WCJ's findings but amended the award to reflect 100% permanent total disability, applying the 2013 PDRS and finding the defendant failed to rebut the presumption of industrial causation for the heart injury. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings regarding commutation and attorney fees.
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