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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petitions for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision to apportion permanent disability between two separate industrial injuries. This decision was based on the principle that separate determinations and awards are required for each injury, unless apportionment is medically impossible. The Agreed Medical Examiner, Dr. Lavorgna, ultimately confirmed his initial apportionment of 50% causation to each injury, despite earlier statements about them being intertwined.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petitions for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision to apportion permanent disability between two separate industrial injuries. This decision was based on the principle that separate determinations and awards are required for each injury, unless apportionment is medically impossible. The Agreed Medical Examiner, Dr. Lavorgna, ultimately confirmed his initial apportionment of 50% causation to each injury, despite earlier statements about them being intertwined.
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