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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a previous award, finding 50% apportionment of the applicant's knee disability to non-industrial factors, specifically overweight and malalignment. This amendment, based on medical opinion and recent case law regarding apportionment by causation, reduced the applicant's overall permanent disability from 54% to 33%. The Board affirmed the original finding regarding the occupational group number.
MICHAEL GUNTER vs. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO is a workers' compensation case decided in Sacramento. 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 Sacramento.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a previous award, finding 50% apportionment of the applicant's knee disability to non-industrial factors, specifically overweight and malalignment. This amendment, based on medical opinion and recent case law regarding apportionment by causation, reduced the applicant's overall permanent disability from 54% to 33%. The Board affirmed the original finding regarding the occupational group number.
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