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This case concerns Keith Kennard's petition for reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) denial of his claim for psychiatric injury. Kennard alleged his employer, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, caused his injury through harassment and retaliation. The WCAB adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found insufficient evidence that employment was the predominant cause of the alleged psychiatric injury, relying on the opinion of a Qualified Medical Evaluator. Consequently, the WCAB denied Kennard's petition for reconsideration.
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This case concerns Keith Kennard's petition for reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) denial of his claim for psychiatric injury. Kennard alleged his employer, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, caused his injury through harassment and retaliation. The WCAB adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found insufficient evidence that employment was the predominant cause of the alleged psychiatric injury, relying on the opinion of a Qualified Medical Evaluator. Consequently, the WCAB denied Kennard's petition for reconsideration.
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