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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further develop the medical record regarding the apportionment of applicant Debra Tullbane's permanent disability. The Board found the Agreed Medical Evaluator's apportionment opinion to be conclusory and lacking the detailed explanation required by statute and case law for substantial evidence. Therefore, the case was returned to the Workers' Compensation Judge for further proceedings and a new decision on apportionment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further develop the medical record regarding the apportionment of applicant Debra Tullbane's permanent disability. The Board found the Agreed Medical Evaluator's apportionment opinion to be conclusory and lacking the detailed explanation required by statute and case law for substantial evidence. Therefore, the case was returned to the Workers' Compensation Judge for further proceedings and a new decision on apportionment.
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