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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior decision finding the applicant temporarily totally disabled. The Board found that the treating physician's reports lacked substantial medical evidence to support the temporary disability award. Consequently, the Board rescinded the original decision, affirmed the stipulated industrial injury, and returned the matter to the trial level for further development of the record and a new decision. This includes addressing the admissibility of defense exhibits and the 104-week temporary disability limit.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior decision finding the applicant temporarily totally disabled. The Board found that the treating physician's reports lacked substantial medical evidence to support the temporary disability award. Consequently, the Board rescinded the original decision, affirmed the stipulated industrial injury, and returned the matter to the trial level for further development of the record and a new decision. This includes addressing the admissibility of defense exhibits and the 104-week temporary disability limit.
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