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This case involves an applicant seeking temporary disability indemnity for a back injury sustained in 2001. The WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinding the prior award of temporary disability indemnity from November 6, 2007, to the present. The Board found that it lacked jurisdiction to award further temporary disability indemnity beyond five years from the date of injury, as no timely petition to reopen was filed. However, the WCAB retained jurisdiction over medical treatment issues.
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This case involves an applicant seeking temporary disability indemnity for a back injury sustained in 2001. The WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinding the prior award of temporary disability indemnity from November 6, 2007, to the present. The Board found that it lacked jurisdiction to award further temporary disability indemnity beyond five years from the date of injury, as no timely petition to reopen was filed. However, the WCAB retained jurisdiction over medical treatment issues.
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