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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the permanent disability rating for applicant Gerald Reese, who sustained an industrial injury in 2006. The primary issue was whether to include a deconditioning impairment, rated by a PQME using analogy, into the permanent disability award. The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision but amended it to defer the issue of permanent disability for further proceedings. This deferral is to allow the WCJ to issue rating instructions based on the established legal framework for incorporating AMA Guides impairments, even those addressed by analogy.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the permanent disability rating for applicant Gerald Reese, who sustained an industrial injury in 2006. The primary issue was whether to include a deconditioning impairment, rated by a PQME using analogy, into the permanent disability award. The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision but amended it to defer the issue of permanent disability for further proceedings. This deferral is to allow the WCJ to issue rating instructions based on the established legal framework for incorporating AMA Guides impairments, even those addressed by analogy.
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