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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the original decision, and remanded the case to the administrative law judge (WCJ). The Board found the WCJ erred in determining the applicant was not temporarily disabled from August 7, 2003, to May 18, 2006, based on the substantial medical evidence supporting ongoing total temporary disability. The case is returned for further proceedings, including a determination of attorney's fees, and the applicant may re-raise the issue of hypertension and diabetes as industrial injuries.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the original decision, and remanded the case to the administrative law judge (WCJ). The Board found the WCJ erred in determining the applicant was not temporarily disabled from August 7, 2003, to May 18, 2006, based on the substantial medical evidence supporting ongoing total temporary disability. The case is returned for further proceedings, including a determination of attorney's fees, and the applicant may re-raise the issue of hypertension and diabetes as industrial injuries.
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