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NADINE PEYTON (Deceased) LYNAE BANKS vs. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered By SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves Nadine Peyton's (deceased) claim against the Los Angeles Unified School District for a psychiatric injury. The Board granted reconsideration and affirmed the original decision, but amended it to admit Applicant's Exhibit 13 into evidence. The case reiterates the legal standard for compensability of psychiatric injuries, requiring work events to be predominant (over 50%) and not substantially caused by lawful personnel actions. Admission of Exhibit 13 likely impacts the evidence considered regarding the injury's causation.