, Kathleen Sears vs. , Campbell Union High School District; Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered by TRISTAR

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding no industrial injury AOE/COE for Kathleen Sears against Campbell Union High School District. The applicant, CIGA, argued that Dr. Damore's report supported a new cumulative trauma injury. However, the WCJ's report, adopted by the Board, found that Dr. Damore's findings were limited to conditions not covered by the original award and that subsequent medical evidence and the applicant's testimony did not support a sustained new injury. The Board concluded that Dr. Damore's findings likely represented a short-term flare-up, not a new cumulative trauma.