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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the lower judge's decision, finding that the applicant did show good cause to reopen her claim for new and further disability. The Board held that the initial petition's lack of specificity was waived by the defendant and that the applicant was not precluded from claiming new body parts or increased disability due to prior stipulations. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings on the merits of the new and further disability claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the lower judge's decision, finding that the applicant did show good cause to reopen her claim for new and further disability. The Board held that the initial petition's lack of specificity was waived by the defendant and that the applicant was not precluded from claiming new body parts or increased disability due to prior stipulations. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings on the merits of the new and further disability claim.
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