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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of the denial of their petition to terminate temporary disability indemnity benefits. The applicant sustained an admitted industrial injury in 2014. The defendant improperly stopped payments and filed their termination petition significantly after the applicant's temporary disability was initially awarded and after receiving a QME report suggesting the condition was permanent and stationary. The Board denied the defendant's petition, noting procedural missteps including failing to seek reconsideration of the initial award. The Board also clarified that the applicant is not entitled to 240 weeks of temporary disability benefits, but rather a statutory limit.
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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant sought reconsideration of the denial of their petition to terminate temporary disability indemnity benefits. The applicant sustained an admitted industrial injury in 2014. The defendant improperly stopped payments and filed their termination petition significantly after the applicant's temporary disability was initially awarded and after receiving a QME report suggesting the condition was permanent and stationary. The Board denied the defendant's petition, noting procedural missteps including failing to seek reconsideration of the initial award. The Board also clarified that the applicant is not entitled to 240 weeks of temporary disability benefits, but rather a statutory limit.
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