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In this workers' compensation case, the Board granted reconsideration of an award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA). The defendant argued VRMA was improperly awarded as the applicant's cumulative trauma injury occurred after the statutory phase-out of such benefits. The Board is returning the case to the trial level due to jurisdictional questions regarding VRMA awards issued after the repeal of Labor Code § 139.5, pending related en banc decisions. The parties are encouraged to attempt informal resolution.
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In this workers' compensation case, the Board granted reconsideration of an award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA). The defendant argued VRMA was improperly awarded as the applicant's cumulative trauma injury occurred after the statutory phase-out of such benefits. The Board is returning the case to the trial level due to jurisdictional questions regarding VRMA awards issued after the repeal of Labor Code § 139.5, pending related en banc decisions. The parties are encouraged to attempt informal resolution.
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