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This case concerns a firefighter seeking workers' compensation for multiple injuries, including a back, hips, gastrointestinal, and hearing impairment, as well as a prior sinus injury. The defendant sought to apportion the awarded permanent disability based on an earlier stipulated award for a cervical spine injury. The Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that apportionment was not appropriate because the defendant failed to demonstrate overlap between the prior subjective disability and the current work-preclusion-based disability.
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This case concerns a firefighter seeking workers' compensation for multiple injuries, including a back, hips, gastrointestinal, and hearing impairment, as well as a prior sinus injury. The defendant sought to apportion the awarded permanent disability based on an earlier stipulated award for a cervical spine injury. The Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that apportionment was not appropriate because the defendant failed to demonstrate overlap between the prior subjective disability and the current work-preclusion-based disability.
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