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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Arshak Yektazarian's petition for reconsideration. The applicant sought to extend temporary total disability (TTD) payments beyond the statutory 104-week limit due to alleged unreasonable delay by the defendant in authorizing lumbar surgery. The Board adopted the judge's report, finding no substantial evidence to support the applicant's claim of equitable estoppel or unreasonable delay by the defendant. Therefore, the defendant was permitted to assert the Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) limitation on TD.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Arshak Yektazarian's petition for reconsideration. The applicant sought to extend temporary total disability (TTD) payments beyond the statutory 104-week limit due to alleged unreasonable delay by the defendant in authorizing lumbar surgery. The Board adopted the judge's report, finding no substantial evidence to support the applicant's claim of equitable estoppel or unreasonable delay by the defendant. Therefore, the defendant was permitted to assert the Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) limitation on TD.
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