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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding the applicant sustained a compensable psychiatric injury as a result of a "sudden and extraordinary" event, reversing the prior denial under Labor Code Section 3208.3(d). The Board also modified the temporary disability period and denied the defendant's request for credit for overpayment of permanent disability. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings on permanent disability and other remaining issues.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding the applicant sustained a compensable psychiatric injury as a result of a "sudden and extraordinary" event, reversing the prior denial under Labor Code Section 3208.3(d). The Board also modified the temporary disability period and denied the defendant's request for credit for overpayment of permanent disability. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings on permanent disability and other remaining issues.
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