Houtan Pezeshkan vs. City of Foster City, The Cities Group

Applicant Houtan Pezeshkan sought compensation for a cumulative trauma injury to his left index finger while employed by the City of Foster City. Defendant City of Foster City petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's findings, arguing the applicant's current symptoms were a progression of a prior specific injury rather than a new cumulative injury. The Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration, rescinded the original Findings of Fact, and returned the case to the WCJ for further proceedings. This decision was based on the lack of substantial medical evidence to support a separate cumulative injury and the necessity of reviewing medical evidence from the applicant's previous specific injury.