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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to address the applicant's claim for a psychiatric injury. The initial finding by the WCJ recognized industrial hypertension but denied a psychological injury despite medical evidence of PTSD. The WCAB found the medical opinions regarding causation were not substantial evidence due to an incorrect factual history and potential confusion between legal standards. Therefore, the case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the record, particularly concerning the applicant's psychiatric injury causation and the definition of "actual events of employment."
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to address the applicant's claim for a psychiatric injury. The initial finding by the WCJ recognized industrial hypertension but denied a psychological injury despite medical evidence of PTSD. The WCAB found the medical opinions regarding causation were not substantial evidence due to an incorrect factual history and potential confusion between legal standards. Therefore, the case is remanded for further proceedings to develop the record, particularly concerning the applicant's psychiatric injury causation and the definition of "actual events of employment."
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