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This case involves a petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision awarding permanent total disability to the applicant. The defendant argued that the disability should be apportioned and the indemnity rate incorrectly calculated. The Board denied reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings based on the weight of medical evidence, particularly from an Agreed Medical Examiner, who concluded the applicant's fibromyalgia, arising from industrial orthopedic injuries, caused 100% permanent disability. The Board also affirmed the indemnity rate calculation, finding the evidence, including EDD records, properly supported the determination despite the defendant's objections.
LINDA MCDONALD vs. COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MAJESTIC SAN DIEGO, TRAVELERS DIAMOND BAR 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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This case involves a petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision awarding permanent total disability to the applicant. The defendant argued that the disability should be apportioned and the indemnity rate incorrectly calculated. The Board denied reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings based on the weight of medical evidence, particularly from an Agreed Medical Examiner, who concluded the applicant's fibromyalgia, arising from industrial orthopedic injuries, caused 100% permanent disability. The Board also affirmed the indemnity rate calculation, finding the evidence, including EDD records, properly supported the determination despite the defendant's objections.
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