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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of the original finding that the applicant sustained $71%$ permanent disability, arguing the judge improperly rejected the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) apportionment opinion on psychiatric injury. The Board granted reconsideration, amending the award to include $35%$ non-industrial apportionment to the applicant's psychiatric disability. This resulted in a revised permanent disability award of $68%$. The Board found the AME's opinion on apportionment constituted substantial medical evidence and was not unpersuasive.
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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of the original finding that the applicant sustained $71%$ permanent disability, arguing the judge improperly rejected the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) apportionment opinion on psychiatric injury. The Board granted reconsideration, amending the award to include $35%$ non-industrial apportionment to the applicant's psychiatric disability. This resulted in a revised permanent disability award of $68%$. The Board found the AME's opinion on apportionment constituted substantial medical evidence and was not unpersuasive.
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