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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the previous award, and returned the case to the trial level. The Board found that the WCJ erred by applying the wrong disability rating schedule and by issuing a combined award for three separate successive injuries. The matter is remanded for separate determinations of permanent disability for each injury, with the 2005 and 2006 injuries to be rated under the 2005 Schedule.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the previous award, and returned the case to the trial level. The Board found that the WCJ erred by applying the wrong disability rating schedule and by issuing a combined award for three separate successive injuries. The matter is remanded for separate determinations of permanent disability for each injury, with the 2005 and 2006 injuries to be rated under the 2005 Schedule.
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