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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board agreed that the applicant sustained a compensable psychiatric injury, despite the defendant arguing it stemmed from good faith personnel actions. While acknowledging that employer investigations can constitute personnel actions, the Board found no evidence that such actions substantially caused the applicant's injury. Instead, medical evaluations indicated the injury was caused by co-worker ostracization, which is not a personnel action.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board agreed that the applicant sustained a compensable psychiatric injury, despite the defendant arguing it stemmed from good faith personnel actions. While acknowledging that employer investigations can constitute personnel actions, the Board found no evidence that such actions substantially caused the applicant's injury. Instead, medical evaluations indicated the injury was caused by co-worker ostracization, which is not a personnel action.
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