SOLEDAD YAP vs. MARINERS POST ACUTE NETWORK, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, affirming the judge's findings. The Board adopted the judge's report, which thoroughly addressed and refuted the defendant's arguments regarding temporary disability awards and the compensability of the applicant's urological condition. Defense counsel was admonished for mischaracterizing the record and citing evidence not in the record, with a warning of potential sanctions. The judge's findings, including the industrial causation of the applicant's cauda equina syndrome and associated permanent disability, were found to be supported by substantial evidence.