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The applicant sought reconsideration of a decision finding his psychiatric injury, stemming from a fall, was not compensable at an increased impairment rating. The applicant argued the injury was a "violent act" or "catastrophic" under Labor Code § 4660.1, thereby exempting it from limitations on psychiatric impairment increases. The Workers' Compensation Judge recommended denying reconsideration, finding the applicant's fall lacked the element of a violent act and that the resulting orthopedic injury and restrictions did not qualify as catastrophic. The judge concluded that the mere fact of hospitalization did not elevate the injury to catastrophic status.
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The applicant sought reconsideration of a decision finding his psychiatric injury, stemming from a fall, was not compensable at an increased impairment rating. The applicant argued the injury was a "violent act" or "catastrophic" under Labor Code § 4660.1, thereby exempting it from limitations on psychiatric impairment increases. The Workers' Compensation Judge recommended denying reconsideration, finding the applicant's fall lacked the element of a violent act and that the resulting orthopedic injury and restrictions did not qualify as catastrophic. The judge concluded that the mere fact of hospitalization did not elevate the injury to catastrophic status.
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