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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration while granting the applicant's. The Board affirmed the decision regarding temporary disability duration and the rating of spine impairments. However, it rescinded the prior decision concerning the applicant's psyche injury to allow her to present rebuttal evidence regarding whether her termination was a lawful, good-faith personnel action. The Board found this issue was properly before the trial level despite not being initially raised.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration while granting the applicant's. The Board affirmed the decision regarding temporary disability duration and the rating of spine impairments. However, it rescinded the prior decision concerning the applicant's psyche injury to allow her to present rebuttal evidence regarding whether her termination was a lawful, good-faith personnel action. The Board found this issue was properly before the trial level despite not being initially raised.
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