What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board found that the preexisting and subsequent disabilities should be added together rather than combined using the Combined Values Chart, resulting in 100% permanent total disability.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's preexisting permanent disability was 79% and subsequent permanent disability was 46%, with no overlap between disabilities.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact supported the finding that the disabilities should be added together to reach 100% permanent total disability.
What the panel did with the medical opinions
The role the physician served, and the weight the opinion carried. Physicians are named here as the decision names them; we do not score them.
Rated applicant's sexual dysfunction as part of the subsequent injury permanent disability.