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This case involved a construction worker who sustained an industrial injury to his left forearm but not his cervical spine, as initially determined by the administrative law judge. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the decision to award temporary disability benefits from the date of injury to October 8, 2015. The Board clarified that temporary partial disability payments are wage-loss based even if the applicant worked during their healing period. The finding of no industrial injury to the cervical spine was affirmed based on a lack of consistent medical reporting of neck complaints.
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This case involved a construction worker who sustained an industrial injury to his left forearm but not his cervical spine, as initially determined by the administrative law judge. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the decision to award temporary disability benefits from the date of injury to October 8, 2015. The Board clarified that temporary partial disability payments are wage-loss based even if the applicant worked during their healing period. The finding of no industrial injury to the cervical spine was affirmed based on a lack of consistent medical reporting of neck complaints.
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