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The defendant hospital sought reconsideration of an award granting temporary disability benefits. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the original finding, determining the applicant was not entitled to benefits from August 12, 2009, onwards. This was because the applicant resigned to move out of state for her husband's job, and the employer had offered, and would have continued to offer, modified work had she not resigned. Consequently, the award of temporary disability benefits and an attorney's fee based on those benefits was rescinded.
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The defendant hospital sought reconsideration of an award granting temporary disability benefits. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the original finding, determining the applicant was not entitled to benefits from August 12, 2009, onwards. This was because the applicant resigned to move out of state for her husband's job, and the employer had offered, and would have continued to offer, modified work had she not resigned. Consequently, the award of temporary disability benefits and an attorney's fee based on those benefits was rescinded.
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