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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration, increasing her permanent disability award to 100%. The Board found that the defendant failed to prove overlap between the applicant's prior 5.25% permanent disability award for a thumb injury and her current total disability caused by fibromyalgia affecting multiple body regions. Defendant's petition for reconsideration was dismissed as untimely. The decision effectively reversed the administrative law judge's apportionment, recognizing the widespread impact of the fibromyalgia.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration, increasing her permanent disability award to 100%. The Board found that the defendant failed to prove overlap between the applicant's prior 5.25% permanent disability award for a thumb injury and her current total disability caused by fibromyalgia affecting multiple body regions. Defendant's petition for reconsideration was dismissed as untimely. The decision effectively reversed the administrative law judge's apportionment, recognizing the widespread impact of the fibromyalgia.
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