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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of an order terminating temporary disability payments for an admitted industrial injury. The applicant's claim that the insurer should be estopped from enforcing the two-year payment limit due to a dispute over surgery authorization was rejected, as was the argument for separate injuries or unconstitutionality of the statute. The Board affirmed that the applicant had already received the maximum 104 weeks of temporary disability under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1).
JESUS CASTILLO vs. HORIZONZ TEXTILES, EMPLOYERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of an order terminating temporary disability payments for an admitted industrial injury. The applicant's claim that the insurer should be estopped from enforcing the two-year payment limit due to a dispute over surgery authorization was rejected, as was the argument for separate injuries or unconstitutionality of the statute. The Board affirmed that the applicant had already received the maximum 104 weeks of temporary disability under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1).
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