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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the Findings of Fact, Award and Order concerning Assadour Assadourian's industrial injury claims against Ari G. Minassian School and its insurers. The Board affirmed that contract non-renewal constituted an actual event of employment for psychiatric injury claims. However, it rejected the pass-through apportionment from cardiac conditions to psychiatric and sleep-related disabilities, deeming the medical opinions legally unsustainable. Consequently, the Board amended the permanent disability award to 78 percent, reserving jurisdiction to the WCJ for attorney's fees adjustments.
Assadour Assadourian vs. Ari G. Minassian School, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Church Mutual Insurance Company is a workers' compensation case decided in Van Nuys. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Van Nuys.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the Findings of Fact, Award and Order concerning Assadour Assadourian's industrial injury claims against Ari G. Minassian School and its insurers. The Board affirmed that contract non-renewal constituted an actual event of employment for psychiatric injury claims. However, it rejected the "pass-through" apportionment from cardiac conditions to psychiatric and sleep-related disabilities, deeming the medical opinions legally unsustainable. Consequently, the Board amended the permanent disability award to 78 percent, reserving jurisdiction to the WCJ for attorney's fees adjustments.
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