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This case concerns a former professional football player seeking workers' compensation benefits for cumulative injuries. The applicant was found to have sustained industrial injuries to several body parts while playing for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. While the award for permanent disability and future medical treatment was affirmed, the Board rescinded the finding of one year of temporary total disability. The Board found that the applicant's testimony indicated retirement due to failure to secure further employment, not physical inability to work, and that medical opinions relied upon by the judge were based on incorrect assumptions regarding the applicant's ability to continue playing.
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This case concerns a former professional football player seeking workers' compensation benefits for cumulative injuries. The applicant was found to have sustained industrial injuries to several body parts while playing for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. While the award for permanent disability and future medical treatment was affirmed, the Board rescinded the finding of one year of temporary total disability. The Board found that the applicant's testimony indicated retirement due to failure to secure further employment, not physical inability to work, and that medical opinions relied upon by the judge were based on incorrect assumptions regarding the applicant's ability to continue playing.
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