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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of an order that denied the defendant's request for credit against permanent disability for alleged overpayments of temporary disability. The Board adopted the arbitrator's report, finding that the defendant failed to prove they authorized the recommended medical treatment. Absent authorization of specific treatments, the applicant's failure to attend appointments was immaterial, and a credit was not warranted.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of an order that denied the defendant's request for credit against permanent disability for alleged overpayments of temporary disability. The Board adopted the arbitrator's report, finding that the defendant failed to prove they authorized the recommended medical treatment. Absent authorization of specific treatments, the applicant's failure to attend appointments was immaterial, and a credit was not warranted.
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