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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to defer issues of permanent disability and apportionment due to a lack of substantial medical evidence. Neither the Agreed Medical Examiner nor the Qualified Medical Examiner adequately addressed the causation of the applicant's disability as required by Labor Code section 4663. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to develop the record on apportionment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to defer issues of permanent disability and apportionment due to a lack of substantial medical evidence. Neither the Agreed Medical Examiner nor the Qualified Medical Examiner adequately addressed the causation of the applicant's disability as required by Labor Code section 4663. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to develop the record on apportionment.
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