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The applicant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision that found industrial injury to his ankle and spine but not his foot, resulting in 14% permanent disability. After reconsideration was granted, the applicant's attorney informed the Board of the applicant's death in January 2018, stating no accrued unpaid compensation was owed. Consequently, the Board vacated the reconsideration order and dismissed the applicant's petition as moot due to the death, but returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings. This decision noted the lack of a death certificate and uncertainty regarding the notification of the death without dependents unit.
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The applicant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision that found industrial injury to his ankle and spine but not his foot, resulting in 14% permanent disability. After reconsideration was granted, the applicant's attorney informed the Board of the applicant's death in January 2018, stating no accrued unpaid compensation was owed. Consequently, the Board vacated the reconsideration order and dismissed the applicant's petition as moot due to the death, but returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings. This decision noted the lack of a death certificate and uncertainty regarding the notification of the death without dependents unit.
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