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This case involves Horace Grant's workers' compensation claim against the Los Angeles Lakers for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision awarding 90% permanent disability. The WCAB rescinded the award because the Administrative Law Judge relied on medical reports that did not properly apply the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the medical record.
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This case involves Horace Grant's workers' compensation claim against the Los Angeles Lakers for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision awarding 90% permanent disability. The WCAB rescinded the award because the Administrative Law Judge relied on medical reports that did not properly apply the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the medical record.
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