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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding two separate cumulative trauma injuries instead of one. The Board determined the applicant sustained a first injury ending September 23, 1997, and a second distinct injury from 1999 through her last day of work on November 29, 2000. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine permanent disability and apportionment for each injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding two separate cumulative trauma injuries instead of one. The Board determined the applicant sustained a first injury ending September 23, 1997, and a second distinct injury from 1999 through her last day of work on November 29, 2000. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine permanent disability and apportionment for each injury.
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