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The Applicant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding 34% permanent disability for back and psyche injuries, arguing the award lacked substantial medical evidence. The WCAB denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's report which found the applicant's arguments unconvincing. One commissioner dissented, believing the medical evidence from the defendant's QME was insufficient and that the applicant's QME's higher impairment rating should have been adopted. The dissenting commissioner also admonished the applicant's attorney for improperly attaching exhibits to the petition.
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The Applicant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding 34% permanent disability for back and psyche injuries, arguing the award lacked substantial medical evidence. The WCAB denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's report which found the applicant's arguments unconvincing. One commissioner dissented, believing the medical evidence from the defendant's QME was insufficient and that the applicant's QME's higher impairment rating should have been adopted. The dissenting commissioner also admonished the applicant's attorney for improperly attaching exhibits to the petition.
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