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DOROTHY LOWERY vs. UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICES, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY

Filed: Feb 27, 2012
ADJ701472 (LAO 0879516)

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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision that denied her claim for a compensable psychiatric injury. The WCAB affirmed the administrative law judge's finding that while the applicant sustained industrial orthopedic injuries, her psychiatric condition was not compensable. This decision was based on evidence that actual employment events were not predominant causes of her psychiatric injury, which had a long pre-existing history. The WCAB also upheld the judge's findings regarding temporary disability, permanent disability apportionment, and the need for future medical treatment.

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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision that denied her claim for a compensable psychiatric injury. The WCAB affirmed the administrative law judge's finding that while the applicant sustained industrial orthopedic injuries, her psychiatric condition was not compensable. This decision was based on evidence that actual employment events were not predominant causes of her psychiatric injury, which had a long pre-existing history. The WCAB also upheld the judge's findings regarding temporary disability, permanent disability apportionment, and the need for future medical treatment.

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