RICK L. REITZ vs. COUNTY OF FRESNO, CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, INC.

This case involves a worker's compensation claim where the applicant, a Corrections Officer, sustained industrial injuries to his low back and legs, leading to significant permanent disability. Despite completing a prior vocational rehabilitation plan, the applicant was approved for a second plan and awarded vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA) for a period when benefits were initially denied. The defendant appealed, arguing the second plan was unwarranted and the VRMA award inequitable, but the Board denied reconsideration, upholding the award based on existing case law, though expressing concern over delays.