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This case involves a workers' compensation claim for psychiatric injury. The applicant's claim was denied by the WCJ and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board because it was filed after his termination. The Board affirmed the denial, finding the applicant failed to meet any exceptions to Labor Code section 3208.3(e)'s post-termination psychiatric claim provisions. Specifically, a customer altercation leading to termination was not deemed a "sudden and extraordinary event," and no prior notice of psychiatric injury, medical records, or harassment were present.
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This case involves a workers' compensation claim for psychiatric injury. The applicant's claim was denied by the WCJ and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board because it was filed after his termination. The Board affirmed the denial, finding the applicant failed to meet any exceptions to Labor Code section 3208.3(e)'s post-termination psychiatric claim provisions. Specifically, a customer altercation leading to termination was not deemed a "sudden and extraordinary event," and no prior notice of psychiatric injury, medical records, or harassment were present.
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