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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sought reconsideration of an Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision. The applicant claimed injury to multiple body parts, including a psychiatric injury. The Appeals Board found the existing record insufficient to determine the cause of the claimed psychiatric injury due to conflicting testimony regarding workplace stressors and alleged threats. Consequently, the Board rescinded the ALJ's decision and returned the matter for further proceedings to develop the record, including potentially obtaining a medical evaluator.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sought reconsideration of an Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision. The applicant claimed injury to multiple body parts, including a psychiatric injury. The Appeals Board found the existing record insufficient to determine the cause of the claimed psychiatric injury due to conflicting testimony regarding workplace stressors and alleged threats. Consequently, the Board rescinded the ALJ's decision and returned the matter for further proceedings to develop the record, including potentially obtaining a medical evaluator.
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