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Applicant Hayat Zarifi sought increased permanent disability for a psyche injury, claiming his head striking a glass wall constituted a "violent act" or "severe head injury" under Labor Code section 4660.1. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that the incident did not meet the statutory exceptions for psychiatric injuries stemming from physical harm. Unlike cited cases involving severe trauma, applicant here did not lose consciousness, require immediate medical care, or experience extreme force. Therefore, his psychiatric claim arising from the physical injury was denied.
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Applicant Hayat Zarifi sought increased permanent disability for a psyche injury, claiming his head striking a glass wall constituted a "violent act" or "severe head injury" under Labor Code section 4660.1. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that the incident did not meet the statutory exceptions for psychiatric injuries stemming from physical harm. Unlike cited cases involving severe trauma, applicant here did not lose consciousness, require immediate medical care, or experience extreme force. Therefore, his psychiatric claim arising from the physical injury was denied.
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