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Applicant Willk Marilao sought reconsideration of a Joint Findings of Fact and Award (F&A) concerning industrial injuries to his upper and lower extremities. The F&A found 64% permanent partial disability for upper extremities and 23% for lower extremities. Applicant contended that he was 100% permanently and totally disabled and that apportionment was improper. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the petition, rescinded the F&A, and returned the matter for further proceedings, finding the original findings of specific injuries unsupported by substantial medical evidence, and medical opinions on apportionment to be speculative.
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Applicant Willk Marilao sought reconsideration of a Joint Findings of Fact and Award (F&A) concerning industrial injuries to his upper and lower extremities. The F&A found 64% permanent partial disability for upper extremities and 23% for lower extremities. Applicant contended that he was 100% permanently and totally disabled and that apportionment was improper. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the petition, rescinded the F&A, and returned the matter for further proceedings, finding the original findings of specific injuries unsupported by substantial medical evidence, and medical opinions on apportionment to be speculative.
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