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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award concerning applicant Santos Morales' industrial injuries. The Board found the applicant's petition timely and that the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) miscalculated the life pension. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision, as the WCJ must revisit permanent disability, apportionment, and the costs of the vocational rehabilitation expert in light of controlling legal precedent. The WCJ should re-evaluate the vocational rehabilitation expert's costs based on the Appeals Board's en banc decisions in Costa I and II.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award concerning applicant Santos Morales' industrial injuries. The Board found the applicant's petition timely and that the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) miscalculated the life pension. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision, as the WCJ must revisit permanent disability, apportionment, and the costs of the vocational rehabilitation expert in light of controlling legal precedent. The WCJ should re-evaluate the vocational rehabilitation expert's costs based on the Appeals Board's en banc decisions in Costa I and II.
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