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This case concerns an employer's petition for reconsideration of a finding of $100%$ permanent disability for an auto mechanic injured in 2000. The defendant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) psychiatric report did not support total disability, but the Board affirmed the WCJ's decision. The Board found substantial evidence supported the $100%$ permanent disability finding, including the AME's opinion on the applicant's unemployability in the open labor market despite minor factual inaccuracies regarding medication and driving habits.
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This case concerns an employer's petition for reconsideration of a finding of $100%$ permanent disability for an auto mechanic injured in 2000. The defendant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) psychiatric report did not support total disability, but the Board affirmed the WCJ's decision. The Board found substantial evidence supported the $100%$ permanent disability finding, including the AME's opinion on the applicant's unemployability in the open labor market despite minor factual inaccuracies regarding medication and driving habits.
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