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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award. While affirming the finding of 73% permanent disability and industrial injury to multiple body parts, the Board corrected clerical errors. Specifically, the lower back was added to the list of injured body parts, and the applicant was explicitly granted further medical treatment for all orthopedic injuries. The Board clarified that these amendments corrected inadvertent omissions, not substantive judicial errors.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award. While affirming the finding of 73% permanent disability and industrial injury to multiple body parts, the Board corrected clerical errors. Specifically, the lower back was added to the list of injured body parts, and the applicant was explicitly granted further medical treatment for all orthopedic injuries. The Board clarified that these amendments corrected inadvertent omissions, not substantive judicial errors.
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