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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to both applicant and defendant regarding a prior award for two industrial injuries. The Board rescinded the prior award and returned the case to the trial level, pending a decision in Benson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., which addresses the application of the Wilkinson rule regarding combined permanent disability from successive injuries. The case will be further considered at the trial level after the Benson decision or other court guidance.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to both applicant and defendant regarding a prior award for two industrial injuries. The Board rescinded the prior award and returned the case to the trial level, pending a decision in Benson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., which addresses the application of the Wilkinson rule regarding combined permanent disability from successive injuries. The case will be further considered at the trial level after the Benson decision or other court guidance.
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