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Applicant Joanna Perez sought reconsideration of a WCJ's decision which found she sustained industrial injury in the form of sleep disorder and psyche, and was temporarily disabled from January 29, 2014, through August 25, 2022. Defendant County of Riverside contended a lack of substantial medical evidence for these findings. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, affirming the WCJ's reliance on credible applicant testimony and reports from Agreed Medical Evaluator Dr. Levine and Qualified Medical Evaluator Dr. Kim. The Board also upheld the finding of psychiatric injury based on Dr. Flores's predominant causation analysis and noted the defendant waived the good faith personnel action defense.
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Applicant Joanna Perez sought reconsideration of a WCJ's decision which found she sustained industrial injury in the form of sleep disorder and psyche, and was temporarily disabled from January 29, 2014, through August 25, 2022. Defendant County of Riverside contended a lack of substantial medical evidence for these findings. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, affirming the WCJ's reliance on credible applicant testimony and reports from Agreed Medical Evaluator Dr. Levine and Qualified Medical Evaluator Dr. Kim. The Board also upheld the finding of psychiatric injury based on Dr. Flores's predominant causation analysis and noted the defendant waived the good faith personnel action defense.
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