Muhammad Rahimi — ADJ20750878

Applicant Muhammad Rahimi, a truck driver, sustained an admitted lower back injury on March 13, 2025, and claimed injuries to his shoulders and knees. The WCJ awarded temporary total disability for periods in October and November 2025 to the present and continuing, finding that offered modified work was unavailable to applicant (too far to commute) and that his subsequent modified job was terminated. Defendant sought reconsideration based on newly discovered evidence—a March 24, 2026 email in which applicant advised he had been approved to be paid as a caretaker for his son—arguing this affected the temporary disability rate and warranted reversal or termination of benefits. The Board denied reconsideration, holding that the email post-dated the trial and was not in evidence, and that any petition to terminate benefits or seek credit for outside earnings must be brought before the WCJ in the first instance to preserve due process. The Board directed defendant to file an amended petition to terminate benefits compliant with WCAB Rules upon return.