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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address apportionment of permanent disability following the Benson en banc decision, which now requires individual causation for each injury. The prior award is rescinded and returned to the trial level for further proceedings to properly apportion the permanent disability among the applicant's various industrial injuries. Defendant may raise its other contentions on remand.
LAVERNE CADE vs. VCI TELECOM, INC., STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address apportionment of permanent disability following the Benson en banc decision, which now requires individual causation for each injury. The prior award is rescinded and returned to the trial level for further proceedings to properly apportion the permanent disability among the applicant's various industrial injuries. Defendant may raise its other contentions on remand.
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