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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a supplemental award, rescinding it and returning the case to the trial level. The original award granted the applicant's petition to reopen for new and further disability, including temporary total disability and a consequential injury to her left foot and ankle. The defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the petition to reopen was invalid due to a lack of timely medical evidence and alleging factual misstatements by the judge. The Board agreed to further develop the record regarding the timing and nature of the applicant's new and further disability.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a supplemental award, rescinding it and returning the case to the trial level. The original award granted the applicant's petition to reopen for new and further disability, including temporary total disability and a consequential injury to her left foot and ankle. The defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the petition to reopen was invalid due to a lack of timely medical evidence and alleging factual misstatements by the judge. The Board agreed to further develop the record regarding the timing and nature of the applicant's new and further disability.
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