SANDRA LAPLANTE vs. WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC., AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE

This case involves a dispute over the apportionment of psychiatric disability following industrial injuries. The applicant, Sandra Laplante, sustained multiple injuries in two separate incidents while employed by Walmart. The primary issue on reconsideration is whether the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) testimony supports apportionment of her psychiatric disability to non-industrial causes. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior decision, and returned the case for further proceedings, finding the AME's updated opinion on apportionment to be well-reasoned and based on substantial evidence.