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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to a lien claimant, Southern California Mental Health Associates, reversing the original decision that denied an industrial psychiatric injury. The Board found that the applicant did sustain a psychiatric injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment, predominantly caused by workplace stressors and a hostile work environment, not barred by a good faith personnel action defense. The lien for medical treatment was therefore deferred, and the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings regarding the lien's reasonableness and necessity.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to a lien claimant, Southern California Mental Health Associates, reversing the original decision that denied an industrial psychiatric injury. The Board found that the applicant did sustain a psychiatric injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment, predominantly caused by workplace stressors and a hostile work environment, not barred by a good faith personnel action defense. The lien for medical treatment was therefore deferred, and the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings regarding the lien's reasonableness and necessity.
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