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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) finding of psychological injury. The WCAB dismissed the petition because it failed to make specific citations to the record as required by Labor Code section 5902 and WCAB rules. The Board also noted that if the petition had not been dismissed on procedural grounds, it would have been denied on the merits based on the WCJ's report. The defendant's attorney was cautioned for failing to properly support the petition with record evidence.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) finding of psychological injury. The WCAB dismissed the petition because it failed to make specific citations to the record as required by Labor Code section 5902 and WCAB rules. The Board also noted that if the petition had not been dismissed on procedural grounds, it would have been denied on the merits based on the WCJ's report. The defendant's attorney was cautioned for failing to properly support the petition with record evidence.
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