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MARK DREHER vs. ALLIANCE RESIDENTIAL, TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY

Filed: Sep 08, 2015
Santa Rosa
ADJ7050835

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This case involves an applicant's claim for workers' compensation benefits following an injury sustained while employed as a live-in maintenance supervisor. The central dispute concerns whether the applicant's psychiatric injury claim is barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d), which typically requires six months of employment unless the injury resulted from a sudden and extraordinary condition. The Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming its prior decision to amend the finding of injury to include the psyche, provided it was caused by a sudden and extraordinary condition, and deferred findings on permanent disability and attorney's fees pending further record development. The Board found the defendant's petition premature regarding these deferred issues and lacking grounds for removal.

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This case involves an applicant's claim for workers' compensation benefits following an injury sustained while employed as a live-in maintenance supervisor. The central dispute concerns whether the applicant's psychiatric injury claim is barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d), which typically requires six months of employment unless the injury resulted from a sudden and extraordinary condition. The Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming its prior decision to amend the finding of injury to include the psyche, provided it was caused by a sudden and extraordinary condition, and deferred findings on permanent disability and attorney's fees pending further record development. The Board found the defendant's petition premature regarding these deferred issues and lacking grounds for removal.

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