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This case involves a dispute over workers' compensation benefits for an electrician who claimed a lower back injury. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, affirming the applicant sustained an industrial injury and his mediation request was timely. However, the Board amended the original award, reducing the permanent disability rating from 32.5% to 11% by finding the applicant did not successfully rebut the official rating schedule with vocational expert testimony on diminished future earning capacity.
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This case involves a dispute over workers' compensation benefits for an electrician who claimed a lower back injury. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, affirming the applicant sustained an industrial injury and his mediation request was timely. However, the Board amended the original award, reducing the permanent disability rating from 32.5% to 11% by finding the applicant did not successfully rebut the official rating schedule with vocational expert testimony on diminished future earning capacity.
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