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This case involves two workers' compensation claims for industrial injuries to the applicant's back and knees, with prior stipulations regarding a 1996 injury. The Appeals Board rescinded prior awards and returned the cases for further proceedings to address issues of permanent disability apportionment, particularly concerning the conclusive presumption of prior disability and the applicability of the Wilkinson case in light of new apportionment rules. Further development of the medical record may be necessary to clarify these apportionment issues.
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This case involves two workers' compensation claims for industrial injuries to the applicant's back and knees, with prior stipulations regarding a 1996 injury. The Appeals Board rescinded prior awards and returned the cases for further proceedings to address issues of permanent disability apportionment, particularly concerning the conclusive presumption of prior disability and the applicability of the Wilkinson case in light of new apportionment rules. Further development of the medical record may be necessary to clarify these apportionment issues.
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