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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award of temporary total disability benefits. The Board found the original award lacked substantial medical evidence to support the commencement and continuation of benefits from June 2017. Additionally, the defendant failed to provide evidence of available modified work accommodations, instead relying on a hypothetical willingness to offer them. The case was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the medical record regarding temporary disability and to address the defendant's accommodations claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award of temporary total disability benefits. The Board found the original award lacked substantial medical evidence to support the commencement and continuation of benefits from June 2017. Additionally, the defendant failed to provide evidence of available modified work accommodations, instead relying on a hypothetical willingness to offer them. The case was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the medical record regarding temporary disability and to address the defendant's accommodations claim.
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