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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior decision, and substituted new findings of fact. The Board agreed the employer offered suitable employment that the applicant unreasonably refused, thus terminating liability for temporary disability payments. However, they deferred the issue of temporary disability entitlement based on future medical reporting, rather than denying it outright. The Board adopted the WCJ's credibility determinations supporting the employer's position.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior decision, and substituted new findings of fact. The Board agreed the employer offered suitable employment that the applicant unreasonably refused, thus terminating liability for temporary disability payments. However, they deferred the issue of temporary disability entitlement based on future medical reporting, rather than denying it outright. The Board adopted the WCJ's credibility determinations supporting the employer's position.
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