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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to review the Findings and Award (F&A) concerning applicant Janet Wilder's work-related injuries. The WCAB affirmed the F&A's findings regarding the nature of the injuries and psychiatric disability but found the medical evidence supporting the cranial/trigeminal nerve impairment was not substantial. Consequently, the WCAB deferred the issues of permanent disability and attorney's fees, remanding the case to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the record on those specific issues.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to review the Findings and Award (F&A) concerning applicant Janet Wilder's work-related injuries. The WCAB affirmed the F&A's findings regarding the nature of the injuries and psychiatric disability but found the medical evidence supporting the cranial/trigeminal nerve impairment was not substantial. Consequently, the WCAB deferred the issues of permanent disability and attorney's fees, remanding the case to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the record on those specific issues.
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