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This case concerns an applicant who sustained an admitted industrial injury in 1994 resulting in spinal, head, and limb impairments. The applicant sought reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) denial of 100% permanent disability, arguing her physical limitations and medication rendered her unemployable. The WCAB majority denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's prior findings. However, a dissenting commissioner argued that the applicant's multiple surgeries, medication side effects, failure in vocational rehabilitation, and vocational expert opinions supported a finding of 100% permanent disability.
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This case concerns an applicant who sustained an admitted industrial injury in 1994 resulting in spinal, head, and limb impairments. The applicant sought reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) denial of 100% permanent disability, arguing her physical limitations and medication rendered her unemployable. The WCAB majority denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's prior findings. However, a dissenting commissioner argued that the applicant's multiple surgeries, medication side effects, failure in vocational rehabilitation, and vocational expert opinions supported a finding of 100% permanent disability.
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