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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address whether the 2007 amendment to Labor Code section 4663, regarding apportionment, applies retroactively to injuries predating the amendment. The Board rescinded the previous award and returned the case to the trial level pending a definitive appellate decision on this issue. This action was taken because the issue mirrors that before the Court of Appeal in Department of Corrections v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Alexander).
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address whether the 2007 amendment to Labor Code section 4663, regarding apportionment, applies retroactively to injuries predating the amendment. The Board rescinded the previous award and returned the case to the trial level pending a definitive appellate decision on this issue. This action was taken because the issue mirrors that before the Court of Appeal in Department of Corrections v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Alexander).
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