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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration regarding an industrial injury sustained in 2003. The Board affirmed the finding that the injury affected the applicant's head but not his psyche or neurological system, relying on Agreed Medical Evaluators' opinions. The Board also upheld the application of the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, determining that pre-2005 medical reports did not sufficiently indicate permanent disability to warrant the 1997 schedule. One commissioner dissented, arguing that the neurologist's opinion was incomplete and that medical records indicated permanent disability prior to 2005, necessitating further development of the record and application of the 1997 schedule.
JACOB TERJIMANIAN vs. LAUSD, SEDGWICK PASADENA is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration regarding an industrial injury sustained in 2003. The Board affirmed the finding that the injury affected the applicant's head but not his psyche or neurological system, relying on Agreed Medical Evaluators' opinions. The Board also upheld the application of the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, determining that pre-2005 medical reports did not sufficiently indicate permanent disability to warrant the 1997 schedule. One commissioner dissented, arguing that the neurologist's opinion was incomplete and that medical records indicated permanent disability prior to 2005, necessitating further development of the record and application of the 1997 schedule.
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