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MAUREEN HIKIDA vs. COSTCO WHOLESALE

Filed: Feb 08, 2016
Van Nuys
ADJ7721810

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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a $90%$ permanent disability award for an industrial injury. The applicant argues for $100%$ permanent disability without apportionment, while the defendant maintains the original award. The Appeals Board rescinded the original decision and remanded the case for further proceedings on permanent disability, specifically ordering the WCJ to consider the applicant's psychiatric injury's contribution to her current disability, in addition to the previously considered CRPS. A dissenting commissioner argued that the applicant's total permanent disability resulted solely from treatment for the industrial injury, thus precluding apportionment.

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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a $90%$ permanent disability award for an industrial injury. The applicant argues for $100%$ permanent disability without apportionment, while the defendant maintains the original award. The Appeals Board rescinded the original decision and remanded the case for further proceedings on permanent disability, specifically ordering the WCJ to consider the applicant's psychiatric injury's contribution to her current disability, in addition to the previously considered CRPS. A dissenting commissioner argued that the applicant's total permanent disability resulted solely from treatment for the industrial injury, thus precluding apportionment.

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