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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award for psychiatric injury and hypertension aggravation due to industrial cumulative trauma. The Board found the applicant's medical evaluator's opinion unreliable due to an inaccurate and incomplete history of significant non-industrial stressors, including the death of her son. Consequently, the Board rescinded the award and remanded the case for further development of the record concerning industrial causation and apportionment.
KATHLEEN GARLAND vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, Legally Uninsured (STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, STATE CONTRACT SERVICE, Adjusting Agent) is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award for psychiatric injury and hypertension aggravation due to industrial cumulative trauma. The Board found the applicant's medical evaluator's opinion unreliable due to an inaccurate and incomplete history of significant non-industrial stressors, including the death of her son. Consequently, the Board rescinded the award and remanded the case for further development of the record concerning industrial causation and apportionment.
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