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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial injury to his left eye and was entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) and a retinal specialist consultation. The Board rescinded the prior award, returning the matter for further proceedings. While agreeing that the defendant likely did not prove suitable modified employment was tendered, the Board found the WCJ should clarify the off-season dates for TTD and further address the reasonableness of the delay in authorizing the retinal specialist consultation and the appropriateness of the penalty.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial injury to his left eye and was entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) and a retinal specialist consultation. The Board rescinded the prior award, returning the matter for further proceedings. While agreeing that the defendant likely did not prove suitable modified employment was tendered, the Board found the WCJ should clarify the off-season dates for TTD and further address the reasonableness of the delay in authorizing the retinal specialist consultation and the appropriateness of the penalty.
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