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This case concerns an applicant claiming a psychiatric injury, with a prior WCJ finding the injury industrial but no good faith personnel action as a substantial cause. Due to a severely incomplete evidentiary record, including missing medical reports and hearing transcripts, the Appeals Board rescinded the prior findings. The matter is returned to the trial level for reconstruction of the entire record and a new decision by the WCJ. The Appeals Board expressed no opinion on the substantive issues of the claim.
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This case concerns an applicant claiming a psychiatric injury, with a prior WCJ finding the injury industrial but no good faith personnel action as a substantial cause. Due to a severely incomplete evidentiary record, including missing medical reports and hearing transcripts, the Appeals Board rescinded the prior findings. The matter is returned to the trial level for reconstruction of the entire record and a new decision by the WCJ. The Appeals Board expressed no opinion on the substantive issues of the claim.
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