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JENNIFER MELVILLE vs. XEROX CORPORATION, JEFFREY S. SCHWARTZ, SPECIALTY RISK

Filed: Sep 04, 2014
San Francisco
ADJ7825337, ADJ7825332

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This case concerns Jennifer Melville's appeal of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding her industrial injuries with Xerox Corporation. The applicant sought compensation for neck, lumbar spine, and headache injuries, but her claims for shoulder, upper extremity, knee, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), internal, and sleep disorders were disputed. While the WCJ found 31% permanent disability for neck, spine, and headaches, the applicant appealed issues including a 15% permanent disability increase, a job displacement voucher, and the denial of TOS compensation. The WCAB deferred the decision on the 15% increase due to insufficient evidence and affirmed the WCJ's findings on other issues, with one commissioner dissenting on the TOS causation.

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This case concerns Jennifer Melville's appeal of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding her industrial injuries with Xerox Corporation. The applicant sought compensation for neck, lumbar spine, and headache injuries, but her claims for shoulder, upper extremity, knee, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), internal, and sleep disorders were disputed. While the WCJ found 31% permanent disability for neck, spine, and headaches, the applicant appealed issues including a 15% permanent disability increase, a job displacement voucher, and the denial of TOS compensation. The WCAB deferred the decision on the 15% increase due to insufficient evidence and affirmed the WCJ's findings on other issues, with one commissioner dissenting on the TOS causation.

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