LISA GHERLONE vs. RIO VISTA CHEVROLET, INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST

This case concerns applicant Lisa Gherlone's claim for workers' compensation benefits for a neck injury allegedly sustained while pulling a file drawer. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied Gherlone's petition for reconsideration of the judge's finding of no injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE). The WCJ found Gherlone not credible due to inconsistencies in her medical reports and her sworn statement on an EDD claim form that her injury was not work-related and that she did not intend to file a workers' comp claim. The WCAB adopted the WCJ's report and recommendations, affording great weight to the credibility findings.