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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded an award of additional temporary disability indemnity. The WCAB determined it lacked jurisdiction to grant this award more than five years after the applicant's industrial injury, as per Labor Code section 5410. This was because a prior award of temporary disability had been terminated, and the applicant did not petition to reopen within the statutory five-year period. The case was returned to the trial level to address remaining issues, including the causation of the applicant's deep vein thrombosis.
LANI BROCKMAN vs. UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, ADVENTIST HEALTH is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded an award of additional temporary disability indemnity. The WCAB determined it lacked jurisdiction to grant this award more than five years after the applicant's industrial injury, as per Labor Code section 5410. This was because a prior award of temporary disability had been terminated, and the applicant did not petition to reopen within the statutory five-year period. The case was returned to the trial level to address remaining issues, including the causation of the applicant's deep vein thrombosis.
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