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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to modify an award. The original award found an applicant sustained an industrial injury to bilateral knees and was entitled to temporary disability. While affirming the injury finding, the Board limited temporary disability to a maximum of 104 weeks within two years of the injury date, as mandated by Labor Code section 4656(c)(1). This modification addresses the defendant's contention that the prior award exceeded statutory limits for temporary disability.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to modify an award. The original award found an applicant sustained an industrial injury to bilateral knees and was entitled to temporary disability. While affirming the injury finding, the Board limited temporary disability to a maximum of 104 weeks within two years of the injury date, as mandated by Labor Code section 4656(c)(1). This modification addresses the defendant's contention that the prior award exceeded statutory limits for temporary disability.
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