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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Muhlhauser Steel Company's petition for reconsideration of an award for applicant David Nishizawa's psychiatric injury. The Board adopted the WCJ's report finding the injury arose out of and in the course of employment and that defenses like the post-termination rule did not apply. The Board specifically excluded a non-citable case from the WCJ's reasoning, stating the decision was supported by substantial evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Muhlhauser Steel Company's petition for reconsideration of an award for applicant David Nishizawa's psychiatric injury. The Board adopted the WCJ's report finding the injury arose out of and in the course of employment and that defenses like the post-termination rule did not apply. The Board specifically excluded a non-citable case from the WCJ's reasoning, stating the decision was supported by substantial evidence.
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