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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case denied a defendant's petition for reconsideration. The WCJ had awarded temporary total disability and further medical treatment for a knee injury. The defendant argued disability payments should cease after the applicant's termination for cause (positive drug test). However, the Board found no evidence the applicant could have returned to modified work within his restrictions, even if he had passed the drug test, thus upholding the temporary disability award.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case denied a defendant's petition for reconsideration. The WCJ had awarded temporary total disability and further medical treatment for a knee injury. The defendant argued disability payments should cease after the applicant's termination for cause (positive drug test). However, the Board found no evidence the applicant could have returned to modified work within his restrictions, even if he had passed the drug test, thus upholding the temporary disability award.
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