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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of a permanent disability award. The applicant argued against the administrative law judge's (WCJ) apportionment of 25% of the disability to pre-existing spondylolisthesis and the method of calculating the final award. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, agreeing that apportionment should be applied after adjustments for age and occupation, but otherwise affirmed the WCJ's findings. Consequently, the applicant's permanent disability award was increased to 21% for both the specific and cumulative trauma injuries.
ROLANDO ALVARADO-CRUZ vs. SPRING INDUSTRIES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of a permanent disability award. The applicant argued against the administrative law judge's (WCJ) apportionment of 25% of the disability to pre-existing spondylolisthesis and the method of calculating the final award. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, agreeing that apportionment should be applied after adjustments for age and occupation, but otherwise affirmed the WCJ's findings. Consequently, the applicant's permanent disability award was increased to 21% for both the specific and cumulative trauma injuries.
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