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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves an applicant who sustained a psyche injury due to cumulative trauma from workplace sexual harassment. The defendant, Clovis Unified School District, sought reconsideration of an award for further medical treatment. The Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinions on the applicant's need for ongoing treatment were contradictory, leading to ambiguity. Therefore, the Board amended the award to defer the determination of further medical treatment pending clarification, requiring a supplemental AME report or stipulation.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves an applicant who sustained a psyche injury due to cumulative trauma from workplace sexual harassment. The defendant, Clovis Unified School District, sought reconsideration of an award for further medical treatment. The Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinions on the applicant's need for ongoing treatment were contradictory, leading to ambiguity. Therefore, the Board amended the award to defer the determination of further medical treatment pending clarification, requiring a supplemental AME report or stipulation.
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