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This case involves applicant Dolores Ferreira, who sustained an industrial injury in 2005. A WCJ awarded 8% permanent disability, but apportioned 75% to a pre-existing congenital condition, syringomyelia, based on a QME's report. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration because the QME's apportionment report lacked substantial medical evidence explaining "how and why" the congenital condition caused the disability. The matter is returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record regarding apportionment.
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This case involves applicant Dolores Ferreira, who sustained an industrial injury in 2005. A WCJ awarded 8% permanent disability, but apportioned 75% to a pre-existing congenital condition, syringomyelia, based on a QME's report. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration because the QME's apportionment report lacked substantial medical evidence explaining "how and why" the congenital condition caused the disability. The matter is returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record regarding apportionment.
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