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This case involves an applicant's industrial injury to his right wrist and psyche. The defendant contests an award of temporary disability indemnity, arguing the judge improperly awarded benefits for a period not raised at trial. The Board granted reconsideration, finding that EDD payments, when reimbursed by the defendant, should count towards the 104-week temporary disability limit under Labor Code section 4656(c)(2). The matter is returned to trial for recalculation of benefits and to determine the extent of defendant's reimbursement of EDD payments.
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This case involves an applicant's industrial injury to his right wrist and psyche. The defendant contests an award of temporary disability indemnity, arguing the judge improperly awarded benefits for a period not raised at trial. The Board granted reconsideration, finding that EDD payments, when reimbursed by the defendant, should count towards the 104-week temporary disability limit under Labor Code section 4656(c)(2). The matter is returned to trial for recalculation of benefits and to determine the extent of defendant's reimbursement of EDD payments.
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