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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's challenges to the previous award. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to support the awarded permanent disability rating and injury in the form of a sleep disorder. Consequently, these issues, along with attorney fees, are deferred for further development of the record at the trial level. The decision emphasizes the need for a formal sleep study and admonishes defense counsel for procedural and citation deficiencies.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's challenges to the previous award. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to support the awarded permanent disability rating and injury in the form of a sleep disorder. Consequently, these issues, along with attorney fees, are deferred for further development of the record at the trial level. The decision emphasizes the need for a formal sleep study and admonishes defense counsel for procedural and citation deficiencies.
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