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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a prior award, reducing the applicant's permanent disability from 76% to 73%. The primary issue was the apportionment of the applicant's gastritis disability, with the Board finding that 20% should be attributed to non-industrial factors, as supported by an Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion. The Board also noted a mathematical error in the initial indemnity calculation and deferred the issue of attorney's fees to the Disability Evaluation Unit.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a prior award, reducing the applicant's permanent disability from 76% to 73%. The primary issue was the apportionment of the applicant's gastritis disability, with the Board finding that 20% should be attributed to non-industrial factors, as supported by an Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion. The Board also noted a mathematical error in the initial indemnity calculation and deferred the issue of attorney's fees to the Disability Evaluation Unit.
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