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This case clarifies that the two-year limit for temporary disability payments under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) begins when payments are first made, not when the disability is owed. The Appeals Board held that for concurrent injuries to the same body part, the 104-week limit runs concurrently, not consecutively, from the first payment date. Furthermore, the Board rescinded the estoppel finding, ruling that an employer's statutory right to review medical treatment requests does not preclude them from asserting statutory payment limitations.
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This case clarifies that the two-year limit for temporary disability payments under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) begins when payments are first made, not when the disability is owed. The Appeals Board held that for concurrent injuries to the same body part, the 104-week limit runs concurrently, not consecutively, from the first payment date. Furthermore, the Board rescinded the estoppel finding, ruling that an employer's statutory right to review medical treatment requests does not preclude them from asserting statutory payment limitations.
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