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This en banc decision holds that when temporary disability payments cease due to the statutory 104-week cap, permanent disability indemnity payments must commence based on a reasonable estimate, even if the injured worker is not yet permanent and stationary. If the worker is later found to be permanently totally disabled, the payments are adjusted retroactively to the permanent total disability rate.
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This en banc decision holds that when temporary disability payments cease due to the statutory 104-week cap, permanent disability indemnity payments must commence based on a reasonable estimate, even if the injured worker is not yet permanent and stationary. If the worker is later found to be permanently totally disabled, the payments are adjusted retroactively to the permanent total disability rate.
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