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This case concerns three workers' compensation claims for injuries sustained by the applicant, Kimberly Allen, as a receptionist. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review findings that psychiatric impairment ratings were applicable due to alleged violent acts. The Board amended the findings to exclude psychiatric impairment from the permanent disability awards, determining the applicant's injuries did not result from a "violent act" under the relevant Labor Code section. Consequently, the permanent disability ratings and attorney's fees for all three claims were revised downwards.
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This case concerns three workers' compensation claims for injuries sustained by the applicant, Kimberly Allen, as a receptionist. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review findings that psychiatric impairment ratings were applicable due to alleged violent acts. The Board amended the findings to exclude psychiatric impairment from the permanent disability awards, determining the applicant's injuries did not result from a "violent act" under the relevant Labor Code section. Consequently, the permanent disability ratings and attorney's fees for all three claims were revised downwards.
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