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This case involves a dispute over an Employment Development Department (EDD) lien in a workers' compensation claim for cumulative trauma to the applicant's lumbar spine and psyche. The original award found the applicant permanently disabled and entitled to benefits, but failed to address the EDD lien for temporary disability payments made during a period where the defendant had already paid 104 weeks of temporary disability indemnity. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the unresolved EDD lien issue. The Board determined that the WCJ's rationale for disallowing the lien was legally insufficient and deferred the issue for further proceedings, ordering the defendant to reserve funds for the lien.
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This case involves a dispute over an Employment Development Department (EDD) lien in a workers' compensation claim for cumulative trauma to the applicant's lumbar spine and psyche. The original award found the applicant permanently disabled and entitled to benefits, but failed to address the EDD lien for temporary disability payments made during a period where the defendant had already paid 104 weeks of temporary disability indemnity. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the unresolved EDD lien issue. The Board determined that the WCJ's rationale for disallowing the lien was legally insufficient and deferred the issue for further proceedings, ordering the defendant to reserve funds for the lien.
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