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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision grants reconsideration of a prior award and rescinds the original findings. The Board finds that the applicant sustained industrial injury to his low back, legs, shoulders, and psyche. However, the case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings because the original decision lacked necessary findings on permanent disability, apportionment, and the liability of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, specifically regarding Labor Code section 4751. The Board did affirm the finding of psychiatric injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision grants reconsideration of a prior award and rescinds the original findings. The Board finds that the applicant sustained industrial injury to his low back, legs, shoulders, and psyche. However, the case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings because the original decision lacked necessary findings on permanent disability, apportionment, and the liability of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, specifically regarding Labor Code section 4751. The Board did affirm the finding of psychiatric injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment.
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