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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's decision, which had denied an applicant's claim for psychiatric injury based on the good faith personnel action defense. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator's reports were deficient regarding causation percentages. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record, specifically to obtain a report from the AME addressing the percentage of causation for each workplace incident. This is to allow for a meaningful review of the WCJ's future decision on predominant and substantial cause.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's decision, which had denied an applicant's claim for psychiatric injury based on the good faith personnel action defense. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator's reports were deficient regarding causation percentages. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record, specifically to obtain a report from the AME addressing the percentage of causation for each workplace incident. This is to allow for a meaningful review of the WCJ's future decision on predominant and substantial cause.
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