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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision, following a Court of Appeal remittitur, mandates a redetermination of the applicant's permanent disability rating. The Court clarified that the appropriate occupational group must be based on the physical activities of the employee's job duties, not solely on job title. Consequently, the Board reinstated its prior decision but amended Finding 5 to defer issues of occupational group and permanent disability. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to establish the correct occupational group and permanent disability.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision, following a Court of Appeal remittitur, mandates a redetermination of the applicant's permanent disability rating. The Court clarified that the appropriate occupational group must be based on the physical activities of the employee's job duties, not solely on job title. Consequently, the Board reinstated its prior decision but amended Finding 5 to defer issues of occupational group and permanent disability. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to establish the correct occupational group and permanent disability.
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