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Case No. ADJ14466153

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Oct 21, 2025

JESSE CRUZ vs. BRISTOL INDUSTRIES, TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA

Applicant Jesse Cruz sought reconsideration of a WCJ's June 3, 2022 Findings and Order (F&O), which found he did not sustain an industrial injury to his back, hips, legs, and feet while employed by Bristol Industries on June 17, 2020. The Appeals Board previously granted reconsideration to further study the case and found the applicant's petition for reconsideration was timely filed. Citing insufficient medical evidence on the issue of injury and a lack of clear analysis in the WCJ's credibility determination, the Board rescinded the F&O and remanded the matter to the trial level for further proceedings, including obtaining expert medical opinion on the injury and a more detailed credibility analysis by the WCJ.

AOE/COEPetition for ReconsiderationAdjudication NumberFindings and OrderWCJReconsiderationFurther ProceedingsBack PainPeripheral NeuropathyLumbar MRI

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Case No. ADJ6713393, ADJ7568222

Regular

Feb 11, 2013

Tabitha Asim vs. East Bay Municipal Utilities District

This case involves a petition for reconsideration by the defendant, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, challenging an administrative law judge's award of permanent disability for Tabitha Asim's hip and lumbar spine injuries. The defendant argues that the Qualified Medical Evaluator's (QME) disability ratings were not substantial medical evidence, as they were based on restrictions caused by a non-industrial hernia and lacked adequate justification under *Almaraz/Guzman*. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the award, and returned the matter to the trial level for further development of the medical record to clarify the extent of permanent disability. The Board noted the QME's inability to differentiate limitations caused by the industrial injuries from those due to the hernia.

Almaraz/GuzmanQualified Medical EvaluatorWhole Person ImpairmentCumulative traumaTrochanteric bursitisLumbar spinePermanent disabilityReconsiderationFindings and AwardSubstantial medical evidence

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JESSE CRUZ vs. BRISTOL INDUSTRIES, TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA

AOE/COEPetition for ReconsiderationAdjudication NumberFindings and OrderWCJReconsiderationFurther ProceedingsBack PainPeripheral NeuropathyLumbar MRI

Tabitha Asim vs. East Bay Municipal Utilities District

Almaraz/GuzmanQualified Medical EvaluatorWhole Person ImpairmentCumulative traumaTrochanteric bursitisLumbar spinePermanent disabilityReconsiderationFindings and AwardSubstantial medical evidence