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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and amended the original Findings and Award. The WCAB affirmed that the applicant sustained an injury to his lumbar spine on July 16, 2014, arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found that an exacerbation of a pre-existing condition constitutes an industrial injury, even if it does not result in permanent disability. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to temporary disability indemnity benefits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and amended the original Findings and Award. The WCAB affirmed that the applicant sustained an injury to his lumbar spine on July 16, 2014, arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found that an exacerbation of a pre-existing condition constitutes an industrial injury, even if it does not result in permanent disability. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to temporary disability indemnity benefits.
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