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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision denying benefits from the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF). Applicant's prior stipulation dismissing claims for sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric injury bound him from pursuing these for SIBTF benefits. Even without those dismissals, applicant's permanent disability rating for the subsequent injury, after adjustments, did not meet the 35% threshold required for SIBTF eligibility. The WCJ's finding that the industrial injury was not the predominant cause of the claimed psychiatric injury also contributed to the denial.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision denying benefits from the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF). Applicant's prior stipulation dismissing claims for sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric injury bound him from pursuing these for SIBTF benefits. Even without those dismissals, applicant's permanent disability rating for the subsequent injury, after adjustments, did not meet the 35% threshold required for SIBTF eligibility. The WCJ's finding that the industrial injury was not the predominant cause of the claimed psychiatric injury also contributed to the denial.
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