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This case concerns applicant Michelle Jimenez's claim for additional temporary disability benefits for lumbar spine injuries sustained from a specific injury in July 2007 and a cumulative trauma injury ending in July 2008. The Appeals Board found that while the 2007 injury's temporary disability indemnity limit under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) expired in August 2009, the applicant is entitled to remaining temporary disability under section 4656(c)(2) for the 2008 cumulative trauma injury. Because the applicant had only received 69 weeks of temporary disability for the cumulative trauma injury and is entitled to 104 weeks within five years of the injury date, she is awarded an additional 35 weeks of temporary disability indemnity prior to July 17, 2013.
MICHELLE JIMENEZ vs. DENCO SALES COMPANY, ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case concerns applicant Michelle Jimenez's claim for additional temporary disability benefits for lumbar spine injuries sustained from a specific injury in July 2007 and a cumulative trauma injury ending in July 2008. The Appeals Board found that while the 2007 injury's temporary disability indemnity limit under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) expired in August 2009, the applicant is entitled to remaining temporary disability under section 4656(c)(2) for the 2008 cumulative trauma injury. Because the applicant had only received 69 weeks of temporary disability for the cumulative trauma injury and is entitled to 104 weeks within five years of the injury date, she is awarded an additional 35 weeks of temporary disability indemnity prior to July 17, 2013.
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