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This case involves an applicant alleging cumulative trauma injury to her neck, shoulders, lower extremities, and a psychiatric injury due to her employment as a probation officer. The defendant sought reconsideration of the original award, challenging the applicant's credibility and the compensability of the psychiatric injury, arguing it stemmed from subjective perceptions rather than actual events. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, affirming the psychiatric injury finding based on substantial evidence and the WCJ's report. However, they amended the award to defer issues related to the orthopedic injury, medical treatment for it, and permanent disability, remanding the matter for further proceedings to develop the medical record regarding the orthopedic claim.
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This case involves an applicant alleging cumulative trauma injury to her neck, shoulders, lower extremities, and a psychiatric injury due to her employment as a probation officer. The defendant sought reconsideration of the original award, challenging the applicant's credibility and the compensability of the psychiatric injury, arguing it stemmed from subjective perceptions rather than actual events. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, affirming the psychiatric injury finding based on substantial evidence and the WCJ's report. However, they amended the award to defer issues related to the orthopedic injury, medical treatment for it, and permanent disability, remanding the matter for further proceedings to develop the medical record regarding the orthopedic claim.
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