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This case concerns an applicant seeking reconsideration of a workers' compensation award for psychiatric injury and other conditions. The applicant was found to have an $82%$ permanent disability rating, with $80%$ attributed to psychiatric issues after apportionment. The key dispute is the $20%$ apportionment of psychiatric disability to non-industrial factors, which the applicant argues is improper for a finding of permanent total disability based on vocational unfeasibility. The Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report which cited precedent (Hertz Corp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Aguilar)) confirming that vocational unfeasibility is subject to apportionment.
Camey Cresor vs. GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY, ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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This case concerns an applicant seeking reconsideration of a workers' compensation award for psychiatric injury and other conditions. The applicant was found to have an $82%$ permanent disability rating, with $80%$ attributed to psychiatric issues after apportionment. The key dispute is the $20%$ apportionment of psychiatric disability to non-industrial factors, which the applicant argues is improper for a finding of permanent total disability based on vocational unfeasibility. The Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report which cited precedent (Hertz Corp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Aguilar)) confirming that vocational unfeasibility is subject to apportionment.
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