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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) finding, upholding the applicant's entitlement to temporary disability benefits after his retirement. The Board found the applicant's testimony credible, establishing that his retirement was necessitated by his admitted industrial knee injury, differentiating this case from one where an applicant voluntarily exits the labor market. Furthermore, the Board affirmed the validity of the parties' stipulation regarding the temporary disability rate, as no good cause was shown to disturb it.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) finding, upholding the applicant's entitlement to temporary disability benefits after his retirement. The Board found the applicant's testimony credible, establishing that his retirement was necessitated by his admitted industrial knee injury, differentiating this case from one where an applicant voluntarily exits the labor market. Furthermore, the Board affirmed the validity of the parties' stipulation regarding the temporary disability rate, as no good cause was shown to disturb it.
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