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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition and granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The WCAB rescinded the original award finding the applicant entitled to up to 104 weeks of temporary disability (TD) beyond two years of the first payment. The WCAB clarified that TD benefits are limited to 104 compensable weeks within two years from the actual date of the first TD payment, not when it was first owed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition and granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The WCAB rescinded the original award finding the applicant entitled to up to 104 weeks of temporary disability (TD) beyond two years of the first payment. The WCAB clarified that TD benefits are limited to 104 compensable weeks within two years from the actual date of the first TD payment, not when it was first owed.
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