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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that applied the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule. The applicant argued that a pre-2005 MRI and subsequent medical opinions indicated permanent disability, thus triggering the older 1997 Schedule. The Board found that the MRI report alone was insufficient and that the AME's opinion on prior permanent disability was too late to qualify for the exception.
DIANA RICHMOND vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, legally uninsured is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that applied the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule. The applicant argued that a pre-2005 MRI and subsequent medical opinions indicated permanent disability, thus triggering the older 1997 Schedule. The Board found that the MRI report alone was insufficient and that the AME's opinion on prior permanent disability was too late to qualify for the exception.
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