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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order to take the case off calendar for further development of the record. The Board found that Dr. Rodas' reports, providing a 25% whole person impairment rating, constituted substantial evidence and that the record was sufficient for decision. The central dispute concerns whether Dr. Rodas correctly applied the AMA Guides to place the applicant at the higher end of a disability classification based on pulmonary dysfunction. The case is returned to the trial level for decision based on the existing record, with the Board expressing no opinion on the correct disability rating.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order to take the case off calendar for further development of the record. The Board found that Dr. Rodas' reports, providing a 25% whole person impairment rating, constituted substantial evidence and that the record was sufficient for decision. The central dispute concerns whether Dr. Rodas correctly applied the AMA Guides to place the applicant at the higher end of a disability classification based on pulmonary dysfunction. The case is returned to the trial level for decision based on the existing record, with the Board expressing no opinion on the correct disability rating.
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