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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinding a prior order that denied vocational rehabilitation benefits and a supplemental job displacement benefit. The WCAB found the applicant may have been denied due process by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who issued the prior order without allowing the applicant to present evidence. While the WCAB agreed the applicant is not entitled to supplemental job displacement benefits due to the injury date, the matter is returned for further proceedings on vocational rehabilitation to determine if any vested rights exist. The WCAB also noted the ALJ erred in relieving counsel without the applicant's input.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinding a prior order that denied vocational rehabilitation benefits and a supplemental job displacement benefit. The WCAB found the applicant may have been denied due process by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who issued the prior order without allowing the applicant to present evidence. While the WCAB agreed the applicant is not entitled to supplemental job displacement benefits due to the injury date, the matter is returned for further proceedings on vocational rehabilitation to determine if any vested rights exist. The WCAB also noted the ALJ erred in relieving counsel without the applicant's input.
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