ROBERTO DURAN vs. FOTO-KEM INDUSTRIES, UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a WCJ's Findings and Orders (F&O) in the case of Roberto Duran against Foto-Kem Industries. The WCJ had previously found the defendant bound by stipulations of cumulative injury, but the Appeals Board ruled these stipulations unenforceable. After reviewing the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) Dr. Siebold's reports, the Board found his opinion constituted substantial evidence. Consequently, the Appeals Board rescinded the prior F&O and substituted a new F&O, finding that the applicant sustained cumulative injury to his cervical spine, right shoulder, right upper extremity, lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee during his employment from January 1, 1995, through June 28, 2007.