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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted General Motors' petition for reconsideration, rescinding the prior award due to insufficient medical evidence on the causation of the applicant's right hip injury. The WCAB found that the judge erred in linking the hip pain to prior industrial back injuries and ordered the case returned for further development of the record, including addressing apportionment for a prior 1988 award. The Board also noted the need to clarify if the hip injury constituted a new cumulative trauma injury and how it should be rated under current schedules.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted General Motors' petition for reconsideration, rescinding the prior award due to insufficient medical evidence on the causation of the applicant's right hip injury. The WCAB found that the judge erred in linking the hip pain to prior industrial back injuries and ordered the case returned for further development of the record, including addressing apportionment for a prior 1988 award. The Board also noted the need to clarify if the hip injury constituted a new cumulative trauma injury and how it should be rated under current schedules.
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