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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Department of Justice's petition for reconsideration, affirming the administrative law judge's award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA). The Board found that the defendant failed to provide a timely notice of vocational rehabilitation eligibility after the applicant's physician declared her a qualified injured worker. This failure triggered the applicant's entitlement to VRMA from the date of that medical determination, despite prior notices and deferrals.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Department of Justice's petition for reconsideration, affirming the administrative law judge's award of retroactive vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA). The Board found that the defendant failed to provide a timely notice of vocational rehabilitation eligibility after the applicant's physician declared her a qualified injured worker. This failure triggered the applicant's entitlement to VRMA from the date of that medical determination, despite prior notices and deferrals.
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