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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's claim of error regarding credit for a temporary disability overpayment. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning, affirming the original award of 91% permanent disability. However, the award was amended to explicitly include a credit for sums paid by the defendant during the indemnity period, up to the weekly rate established in the award. The defendant's contention that the issue of overpayment was improperly excluded from trial was implicitly resolved by the Board's amendment to allow the credit.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's claim of error regarding credit for a temporary disability overpayment. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning, affirming the original award of 91% permanent disability. However, the award was amended to explicitly include a credit for sums paid by the defendant during the indemnity period, up to the weekly rate established in the award. The defendant's contention that the issue of overpayment was improperly excluded from trial was implicitly resolved by the Board's amendment to allow the credit.
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