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This case involves a worker seeking new and further disability benefits after a prior award for neck and upper extremity injuries. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the proper method for awarding new and further disability. The Board held that the correct procedure is to award the total current permanent disability, less credit for prior payments, rather than merely awarding the difference in disability percentages.
JOSE ESPARZA vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES is a workers' compensation case decided in . 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 .
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This case involves a worker seeking new and further disability benefits after a prior award for neck and upper extremity injuries. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the proper method for awarding new and further disability. The Board held that the correct procedure is to award the total current permanent disability, less credit for prior payments, rather than merely awarding the difference in disability percentages.
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