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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the judge's award of 59% permanent disability. The employer argued the judge incorrectly used the 2004 permanent disability schedule instead of the 1997 schedule for injuries sustained in 2001 and 2004. The Board found the use of the 2004 schedule was proper as it applied to the date of the applicant's last industrial injury. The Board also noted that the employer waived any objections to combining the injuries into a single award by not raising them in their petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the judge's award of 59% permanent disability. The employer argued the judge incorrectly used the 2004 permanent disability schedule instead of the 1997 schedule for injuries sustained in 2001 and 2004. The Board found the use of the 2004 schedule was proper as it applied to the date of the applicant's last industrial injury. The Board also noted that the employer waived any objections to combining the injuries into a single award by not raising them in their petition.
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