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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award, adding a finding that the applicant is entitled to reimbursement for vocational rehabilitation expert costs. While the Board affirmed the $10%$ permanent disability rating, it found merit in the applicant's argument regarding expert costs, citing Labor Code $\S 5811$. The applicant's challenges to the permanent disability rating and the legality of the 2005 Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities were otherwise rejected due to insufficient argument and reliance on an unpublished decision.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award, adding a finding that the applicant is entitled to reimbursement for vocational rehabilitation expert costs. While the Board affirmed the $10%$ permanent disability rating, it found merit in the applicant's argument regarding expert costs, citing Labor Code $\S 5811$. The applicant's challenges to the permanent disability rating and the legality of the 2005 Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities were otherwise rejected due to insufficient argument and reliance on an unpublished decision.
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