Permanent Disability; Rating; AMA Guides. WCAB held that QME's reports constituted substantial evidence under standards set forth in Almaraz/Guzman to support WCJ's finding that applicant's injury to left lower extremity resulted in 30% PD, when QME provided measurements as well as a reasoned explanation as to why he used specific tables in AMA Guides to determine applicant's level of impairment based upon range of motion findings and nerve deficits,  and provided specific findings on diagnostic testing and calculations for each impairment; WCAB rejected defendant's contention that specific sections of AMA Guides require physicians to provide specific measurements in reports, as AMA Guides impose no requirement as to how detailed physicians must be in presenting evaluation and no statement that measurements must be presented in a particular format. See Gonzalez panel decision.

Sanctions. WCAB issued notice of its intention to impose $250 sanction on defense counsel for filing verified petition for reconsideration containing apparently false statements regarding applicant's alleged failure to list on her pre-trial statement a medical report admitted into evidence and relied upon by WCJ in finding that applicant sustained injuries, when, in fact, medical report had been listed as an exhibit on pre-trial statement. See Cardinale panel decision.