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The applicant sought reconsideration of a workers' compensation award of $61%$ permanent disability for an industrial injury. She argued that the administrative law judge erred and that she should be found permanently totally disabled ($100%$) based on vocational expert and medical evaluations. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her petition, adopting the WCJ's report. However, one commissioner dissented, arguing that the applicant's significant medical restrictions and vocational expert's opinion supported a finding of $100%$ permanent disability.
TAMMY AGOSTA vs. VONS, A SAFEWAY 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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The applicant sought reconsideration of a workers' compensation award of $61%$ permanent disability for an industrial injury. She argued that the administrative law judge erred and that she should be found permanently totally disabled ($100%$) based on vocational expert and medical evaluations. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her petition, adopting the WCJ's report. However, one commissioner dissented, arguing that the applicant's significant medical restrictions and vocational expert's opinion supported a finding of $100%$ permanent disability.
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