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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a previous award, finding that the applicant's psychiatric disability should be apportioned 55% to the industrial injury based on the Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion. This adjustment reduced the total permanent disability indemnity to $50,150. The Board also ordered the attorney's fee to be commuted from the end of the award.
JAMES A. WATSON vs. MISSION TRAIL WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a previous award, finding that the applicant's psychiatric disability should be apportioned 55% to the industrial injury based on the Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion. This adjustment reduced the total permanent disability indemnity to $50,150. The Board also ordered the attorney's fee to be commuted from the end of the award.
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