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The Appeals Board rescinded the prior award due to the physician's flawed methodology in determining permanent disability. The physician improperly used the Almaraz/Guzman analysis by considering both functional capacity and ability to compete in the labor market. Furthermore, the physician's supplemental report failed to correct this error and used speculative cumulative losses. The matter is returned for a new rating strictly applying the AMA Guides.
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The Appeals Board rescinded the prior award due to the physician's flawed methodology in determining permanent disability. The physician improperly used the Almaraz/Guzman analysis by considering both functional capacity and ability to compete in the labor market. Furthermore, the physician's supplemental report failed to correct this error and used speculative cumulative losses. The matter is returned for a new rating strictly applying the AMA Guides.
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