What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed and denied by the Appeals Board within 60 days of case transmission on December 9, 2024.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The employer failed to prove that modified or alternative work was both available and offered to the applicant, thus the applicant was entitled to temporary disability benefits for the period claimed.
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The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant had a left shoulder injury with medical restrictions limiting lifting to five pounds from October 7, 2022 through early May 2023, then 20 pounds until June 14, 2023.