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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial spinal injury on August 22, 2001. While the applicant argued for retroactive Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance (VRMA) from earlier demands, the Board found no industrial injury was admitted until May 19, 2008. Crucially, no medical evidence supported vocational rehabilitation feasibility until a May 2006 report, distinguishing this case from precedent cited by the applicant. Therefore, VRMA was correctly awarded only from the date of medical eligibility.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial spinal injury on August 22, 2001. While the applicant argued for retroactive Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance (VRMA) from earlier demands, the Board found no industrial injury was admitted until May 19, 2008. Crucially, no medical evidence supported vocational rehabilitation feasibility until a May 2006 report, distinguishing this case from precedent cited by the applicant. Therefore, VRMA was correctly awarded only from the date of medical eligibility.
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