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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration, rescinding the prior award that allowed the Employment Development Department (EDD) a $2,300 lien. The WCAB found the record lacked sufficient evidence to establish EDD's lien, as defendant argued EDD failed to prove benefits were for the same industrial injury. The Board clarified that EDD's lien attaches to permanent disability caused solely by the industrial injury, not to the apportionment of disability. The case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the record on EDD's lien claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration, rescinding the prior award that allowed the Employment Development Department (EDD) a $2,300 lien. The WCAB found the record lacked sufficient evidence to establish EDD's lien, as defendant argued EDD failed to prove benefits were for the same industrial injury. The Board clarified that EDD's lien attaches to permanent disability caused solely by the industrial injury, not to the apportionment of disability. The case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the record on EDD's lien claim.
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