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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of a decision that applied the 1997 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, finding that the applicant's 2004 medical reports indicated permanent disability and that the defendant was estopped from arguing otherwise due to their delay in authorizing a Qualified Medical Examiner referral. The Board also noted that the defendant waived the issue of report admissibility by failing to object at trial.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of a decision that applied the 1997 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, finding that the applicant's 2004 medical reports indicated permanent disability and that the defendant was estopped from arguing otherwise due to their delay in authorizing a Qualified Medical Examiner referral. The Board also noted that the defendant waived the issue of report admissibility by failing to object at trial.
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