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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reconsidered the denial of the applicant's psychiatric injury claim, which was initially barred due to employment duration less than six months under Labor Code section 3208.3(d). The Board found the applicant's finger amputation, a gruesome industrial accident, constituted a "sudden and extraordinary employment condition." Therefore, the psychiatric claim is not barred by the six-month employment threshold, and this issue, along with permanent disability and future medical treatment, will be further developed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reconsidered the denial of the applicant's psychiatric injury claim, which was initially barred due to employment duration less than six months under Labor Code section 3208.3(d). The Board found the applicant's finger amputation, a gruesome industrial accident, constituted a "sudden and extraordinary employment condition." Therefore, the psychiatric claim is not barred by the six-month employment threshold, and this issue, along with permanent disability and future medical treatment, will be further developed.
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