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This case concerns two workers' compensation injuries sustained by the applicant with different employers. The Appeals Board rescinded the original decision because the Administrative Law Judge erred in applying the old Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) and the Wilkinson rule for successive injuries. The Board remanded the case for a new decision, requiring the judge to re-evaluate permanent disability and apportionment under current case law, including the recent Benson decision, and to reconsider the applicable PDRS based on subsequent legal interpretations.
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This case concerns two workers' compensation injuries sustained by the applicant with different employers. The Appeals Board rescinded the original decision because the Administrative Law Judge erred in applying the old Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) and the Wilkinson rule for successive injuries. The Board remanded the case for a new decision, requiring the judge to re-evaluate permanent disability and apportionment under current case law, including the recent Benson decision, and to reconsider the applicable PDRS based on subsequent legal interpretations.
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