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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration and rescinded the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) Amended Findings and Award. The Board found the ALJ's original decision regarding credit for temporary disability overpayments lacked adequate legal reasoning. The case is remanded for further proceedings, allowing parties to be heard, and requiring the ALJ to issue a new decision explaining the rationale under applicable law. The applicant's prior petition for reconsideration was dismissed as moot due to the subsequent amended award.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration and rescinded the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) Amended Findings and Award. The Board found the ALJ's original decision regarding credit for temporary disability overpayments lacked adequate legal reasoning. The case is remanded for further proceedings, allowing parties to be heard, and requiring the ALJ to issue a new decision explaining the rationale under applicable law. The applicant's prior petition for reconsideration was dismissed as moot due to the subsequent amended award.
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