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Here's a summary of the case for a lawyer in four sentences: The applicant sought reconsideration of a WCJ's decision finding industrial injuries to her shoulders, neck, and wrists, resulting in 43% and 9% permanent disability respectively, and awarded future medical treatment but denied claims for hypertension and psychological injury. Applicant contended the WCJ erred in permanent disability ratings, the application of the PDRS, and the DEU rater's methodology. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report which found the 1997 PDRS was not applicable to the cumulative injury and that the DEU rater acted within her expertise. A dissenting commissioner argued the 1997 PDRS should apply to the cumulative injury and that the record needed further development regarding permanent disability.
SALLY MACKIN vs. SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS is a workers' compensation case decided in . 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 .
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Here's a summary of the case for a lawyer in four sentences:
The applicant sought reconsideration of a WCJ's decision finding industrial injuries to her shoulders, neck, and wrists, resulting in 43% and 9% permanent disability respectively, and awarded future medical treatment but denied claims for hypertension and psychological injury. Applicant contended the WCJ erred in permanent disability ratings, the application of the PDRS, and the DEU rater's methodology. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report which found the 1997 PDRS was not applicable to the cumulative injury and that the DEU rater acted within her expertise. A dissenting commissioner argued the 1997 PDRS should apply to the cumulative injury and that the record needed further development regarding permanent disability.
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