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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the WCJ's award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation benefits (VRTD) to applicant Vincent Jones. The Board agreed that the Rehabilitation Unit's determination was valid and enforceable, correcting a clerical error in the liability start date. However, the Board rescinded the VRTD rate and earnings determination, remanding these issues to the trial level for further proceedings consistent with a wage-loss calculation approach as established in Gamble.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the WCJ's award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation benefits (VRTD) to applicant Vincent Jones. The Board agreed that the Rehabilitation Unit's determination was valid and enforceable, correcting a clerical error in the liability start date. However, the Board rescinded the VRTD rate and earnings determination, remanding these issues to the trial level for further proceedings consistent with a wage-loss calculation approach as established in Gamble.
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