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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a clerical error regarding the end date of temporary disability payments. The Board affirmed the original decision awarding applicant $44%$ permanent disability and a penalty for unpaid benefits, finding defendant failed to provide substantial evidence to support apportionment of the disability. Defendant's arguments regarding the lack of apportionment evidence, timely service, and the penalty were rejected. The Board corrected the temporary disability end date to May 10, 1999, as the applicant had returned to work on that date.
VALERIE T. EDWARDS vs. NEW WORLD INDEPENDENT LIVING, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a clerical error regarding the end date of temporary disability payments. The Board affirmed the original decision awarding applicant $44%$ permanent disability and a penalty for unpaid benefits, finding defendant failed to provide substantial evidence to support apportionment of the disability. Defendant's arguments regarding the lack of apportionment evidence, timely service, and the penalty were rejected. The Board corrected the temporary disability end date to May 10, 1999, as the applicant had returned to work on that date.
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