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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendants' petition for reconsideration regarding the permanent disability award for applicant Keith Williams. Defendants contested the finding that Williams's psychiatric disability was solely industrial, arguing for apportionment to non-industrial factors based on a Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator's report. However, the Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, finding the primary treating physician's assessment of 100% industrial causation, stemming from a knifepoint assault and kidnapping incident in 2019, to be more compelling and supported by the applicant's trial testimony and the overall evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendants' petition for reconsideration regarding the permanent disability award for applicant Keith Williams. Defendants contested the finding that Williams's psychiatric disability was solely industrial, arguing for apportionment to non-industrial factors based on a Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator's report. However, the Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, finding the primary treating physician's assessment of 100% industrial causation, stemming from a knifepoint assault and kidnapping incident in 2019, to be more compelling and supported by the applicant's trial testimony and the overall evidence.
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