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Callie Merkerson vs. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, State Compensation Insurance Fund

Filed: May 06, 2025
Oakland
ADJ12405860; ADJ7255430; ADJ7241349

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Applicant Callie Merkerson and defendant California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, administered by State Compensation Insurance Fund, both sought reconsideration of a Joint Findings and Awards (F&A) dated October 23, 2024. The Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition but granted the defendant's petition, rescinding the original F&A and substituting a new decision. The substituted decision incorporated the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's recommendations, addressing clerical errors, clarifying permanent disability rates, and affirming findings related to industrial injuries to the bilateral wrists and psyche, relying on the medical opinions of QMEs William Campbell, D.O., and Anish Shah, M.D.

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Applicant Callie Merkerson and defendant California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, administered by State Compensation Insurance Fund, both sought reconsideration of a Joint Findings and Awards (F&A) dated October 23, 2024. The Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition but granted the defendant's petition, rescinding the original F&A and substituting a new decision. The substituted decision incorporated the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's recommendations, addressing clerical errors, clarifying permanent disability rates, and affirming findings related to industrial injuries to the bilateral wrists and psyche, relying on the medical opinions of QMEs William Campbell, D.O., and Anish Shah, M.D.

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