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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the trial judge's award finding industrial injury to the applicant's back, knee, lower extremities, neurological system, and psyche, resulting in permanent total disability. The Board found the trial judge's opinion and report lacked sufficient detail and specificity regarding the evidence and reasoning for these findings. The case is returned to the trial level for re-evaluation of the evidence and a new decision that properly addresses all issues, including apportionment and penalties for delayed indemnity.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the trial judge's award finding industrial injury to the applicant's back, knee, lower extremities, neurological system, and psyche, resulting in permanent total disability. The Board found the trial judge's opinion and report lacked sufficient detail and specificity regarding the evidence and reasoning for these findings. The case is returned to the trial level for re-evaluation of the evidence and a new decision that properly addresses all issues, including apportionment and penalties for delayed indemnity.
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