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This case involves applicant Karla Canada's workers' compensation claim for back, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, sleep disorder, and headache injuries. The Appeals Board amended the original award, deferring issues of temporary total disability and a Labor Code section 4658 increase for further development. The Board found Dr. Fruchtbaum's report substantial evidence for temporary disability from September 24, 2012, to February 12, 2013, but rejected Dr. Trimble's reports due to factual inaccuracies. The matter is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings regarding the employer's employee count and the section 4658 increase.
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This case involves applicant Karla Canada's workers' compensation claim for back, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, sleep disorder, and headache injuries. The Appeals Board amended the original award, deferring issues of temporary total disability and a Labor Code section 4658 increase for further development. The Board found Dr. Fruchtbaum's report substantial evidence for temporary disability from September 24, 2012, to February 12, 2013, but rejected Dr. Trimble's reports due to factual inaccuracies. The matter is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings regarding the employer's employee count and the section 4658 increase.
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