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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding that the defendant's liability for Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance (VRMA) terminated on March 15, 2005. The Board further ordered that the matter be returned to the Rehabilitation Unit to determine applicant's entitlement to VRMA after that date, and deferred the issues of EDD's lien and attorney fees. Technical defects in the defendant's rehabilitation appeal were deemed non-prejudicial as the applicant was not misled.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding that the defendant's liability for Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance (VRMA) terminated on March 15, 2005. The Board further ordered that the matter be returned to the Rehabilitation Unit to determine applicant's entitlement to VRMA after that date, and deferred the issues of EDD's lien and attorney fees. Technical defects in the defendant's rehabilitation appeal were deemed non-prejudicial as the applicant was not misled.
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