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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding of 24% permanent disability for a cumulative trauma injury. The Board rejected the applicant's argument to rely on the Agreed Medical Examiner's Almaraz/Guzman analysis, deeming it unsubstantiated and not within the AMA Guides. The Board also denied a requested 15% increase for failure to offer work and found no basis for a 100% permanent disability award. The Board's final order affirmed the original WCJ decision.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding of 24% permanent disability for a cumulative trauma injury. The Board rejected the applicant's argument to rely on the Agreed Medical Examiner's Almaraz/Guzman analysis, deeming it unsubstantiated and not within the AMA Guides. The Board also denied a requested 15% increase for failure to offer work and found no basis for a 100% permanent disability award. The Board's final order affirmed the original WCJ decision.
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