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This case involves petitions for reconsideration from both the applicant and defendant regarding a previous workers' compensation award. The Appeals Board granted both petitions, rescinded the original decision, and returned the matter for further proceedings by the trial judge. The primary reason for this action is to re-evaluate the case in light of the Benson decision, which mandates apportionment of permanent disability based on causation, a departure from prior case law.
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This case involves petitions for reconsideration from both the applicant and defendant regarding a previous workers' compensation award. The Appeals Board granted both petitions, rescinded the original decision, and returned the matter for further proceedings by the trial judge. The primary reason for this action is to re-evaluate the case in light of the Benson decision, which mandates apportionment of permanent disability based on causation, a departure from prior case law.
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