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This case involves applicant Roger Jay Bass who claimed a single cumulative injury to his heart and orthopedic body parts. The defendant contended there were two separate injuries and argued for different methods of combining permanent disability. While the Appeals Board agreed it was a single cumulative injury, they found insufficient medical evidence to support the original judge's method of adding permanent disabilities. Therefore, the Board granted reconsideration, affirmed the finding of a single injury, but remanded the case to allow further development of the record regarding permanent disability calculation.
Roger Jay Bass vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION, legally uninsured, administered by STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in Salinas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Salinas.
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This case involves applicant Roger Jay Bass who claimed a single cumulative injury to his heart and orthopedic body parts. The defendant contended there were two separate injuries and argued for different methods of combining permanent disability. While the Appeals Board agreed it was a single cumulative injury, they found insufficient medical evidence to support the original judge's method of adding permanent disabilities. Therefore, the Board granted reconsideration, affirmed the finding of a single injury, but remanded the case to allow further development of the record regarding permanent disability calculation.
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