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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to further study the case of Terri Cebellos versus Hemet Unified School District. The WCAB found the original decision by the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) insufficient regarding psychiatric injury causation. Specifically, the WCAB determined that the WCJ's analysis and the medical evidence presented did not fully address the legal requirements for establishing industrial causation, particularly concerning good faith personnel actions and the Rolda analysis. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's decision and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision to properly develop the record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to further study the case of Terri Cebellos versus Hemet Unified School District. The WCAB found the original decision by the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) insufficient regarding psychiatric injury causation. Specifically, the WCAB determined that the WCJ's analysis and the medical evidence presented did not fully address the legal requirements for establishing industrial causation, particularly concerning good faith personnel actions and the Rolda analysis. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's decision and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision to properly develop the record.
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