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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, not the 1997 schedule, should apply. This is because the applicant's temporary disability benefits payment period did not trigger the exceptions requiring the older schedule. The case is remanded for a new decision using the 2005 schedule for calculating permanent disability benefits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, not the 1997 schedule, should apply. This is because the applicant's temporary disability benefits payment period did not trigger the exceptions requiring the older schedule. The case is remanded for a new decision using the 2005 schedule for calculating permanent disability benefits.
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