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This case involves Carolyn Williams' petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found Williams incurred an industrial injury resulting in 57% permanent disability, calculated using the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS). Williams argued she rebutted the PDRS's diminished future earning capacity (DFEC) adjustment with vocational expert testimony. However, the Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding her expert's report less persuasive than the defendant's, as it focused on labor market access rather than DFEC and relied on inaccurate assumptions.
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This case involves Carolyn Williams' petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found Williams incurred an industrial injury resulting in 57% permanent disability, calculated using the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS). Williams argued she rebutted the PDRS's diminished future earning capacity (DFEC) adjustment with vocational expert testimony. However, the Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding her expert's report less persuasive than the defendant's, as it focused on labor market access rather than DFEC and relied on inaccurate assumptions.
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