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The applicant sustained multiple industrial injuries as a correctional officer. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's contention that the administrative law judge erred in amending the award based on outdated legal precedent (Wilkinson). The Board, in light of their en banc decision in Benson v. Permanente Medical Group, amended the award to defer the determination of permanent disability and returned the case for further proceedings consistent with the new causation-based apportionment requirements.
KATHRYN OIEN-LENTZ vs. CITY OF FOLSOM CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, HIH AMERICA, CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, INTERCARE INSURANCE SERVICES is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The applicant sustained multiple industrial injuries as a correctional officer. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's contention that the administrative law judge erred in amending the award based on outdated legal precedent (Wilkinson). The Board, in light of their en banc decision in Benson v. Permanente Medical Group, amended the award to defer the determination of permanent disability and returned the case for further proceedings consistent with the new causation-based apportionment requirements.
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