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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of an award for temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. The applicant argued that a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) opined he remained temporarily disabled beyond the period determined by the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct a clerical error in the date of injury. However, they affirmed the WCJ's decision, finding the primary treating physician's reports constituted substantial evidence that the applicant's TTD benefits terminated on May 13, 2015, as the QME's report lacked sufficient reasoning to overturn this finding.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of an award for temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. The applicant argued that a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) opined he remained temporarily disabled beyond the period determined by the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct a clerical error in the date of injury. However, they affirmed the WCJ's decision, finding the primary treating physician's reports constituted substantial evidence that the applicant's TTD benefits terminated on May 13, 2015, as the QME's report lacked sufficient reasoning to overturn this finding.
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