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This case involves an employer seeking reconsideration of an award of temporary disability indemnity to the applicant for an industrial injury. The employer argued that the medical evidence was insufficient and that the applicant was estopped from claiming benefits due to refusing modified work. However, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's report which credited the applicant's testimony that he was not offered suitable modified work. The Board emphasized that an applicant may be estopped from receiving benefits only if they refuse suitable modified work without good cause, and the judge's credibility determination was given great weight.
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This case involves an employer seeking reconsideration of an award of temporary disability indemnity to the applicant for an industrial injury. The employer argued that the medical evidence was insufficient and that the applicant was estopped from claiming benefits due to refusing modified work. However, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's report which credited the applicant's testimony that he was not offered suitable modified work. The Board emphasized that an applicant may be estopped from receiving benefits only if they refuse suitable modified work without good cause, and the judge's credibility determination was given great weight.
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