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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration to further develop the record. The Board found that the treating physician's psychiatric reports were stale and lacked sufficient detail regarding apportionment of permanent disability. Additionally, the Board determined that the applicant's dental injury claim requires further medical evaluation to establish industrial causation. Consequently, the case is remanded to the Workers' Compensation Judge for further proceedings regarding the dental injury, psychiatric disability, and overall permanent disability.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration to further develop the record. The Board found that the treating physician's psychiatric reports were stale and lacked sufficient detail regarding apportionment of permanent disability. Additionally, the Board determined that the applicant's dental injury claim requires further medical evaluation to establish industrial causation. Consequently, the case is remanded to the Workers' Compensation Judge for further proceedings regarding the dental injury, psychiatric disability, and overall permanent disability.
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