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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's prior award of temporary disability. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Examiner's report was ambiguous regarding the applicant's temporary disability status pending a decision on back surgery. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to clarify the applicant's temporary disability status, including providing the AME with requested information and a supplemental report.
JOYCE EASLEY vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Permissibly Self-Insured is a workers' compensation case decided in . 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 .
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's prior award of temporary disability. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Examiner's report was ambiguous regarding the applicant's temporary disability status pending a decision on back surgery. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to clarify the applicant's temporary disability status, including providing the AME with requested information and a supplemental report.
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