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In this Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision, the applicant sustained a 100% permanent disability award due to orthopedic and psychiatric injuries. The Board granted reconsideration, agreeing with the applicant's total permanent disability but finding the prior apportionment to non-industrial factors was insufficient. The Board amended the award to incorporate a 15% apportionment to non-industrial factors based on medical opinion, reducing the compensable permanent disability to 85%, and returned the case for a new rating. This adjustment stems from the applicant's pre-existing family problems which contributed to his psychiatric condition, independent of his industrial injuries.
WESLEY CHAMBERS vs. SCHLUMBERGER DOWELL, TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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In this Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision, the applicant sustained a 100% permanent disability award due to orthopedic and psychiatric injuries. The Board granted reconsideration, agreeing with the applicant's total permanent disability but finding the prior apportionment to non-industrial factors was insufficient. The Board amended the award to incorporate a 15% apportionment to non-industrial factors based on medical opinion, reducing the compensable permanent disability to 85%, and returned the case for a new rating. This adjustment stems from the applicant's pre-existing "family problems" which contributed to his psychiatric condition, independent of his industrial injuries.
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