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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinding the original decision that denied the applicant's psychiatric injury claim. The Board found the applicant's fall due to a broken scaffold plank constituted a sudden and extraordinary employment condition, thus overcoming the six-month employment rule exception. The case is returned for further proceedings to determine compensability for the psychiatric injury.
MICHAEL CHAPMAN vs. CURRAN'S CUSTOM PLASTERING, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinding the original decision that denied the applicant's psychiatric injury claim. The Board found the applicant's fall due to a broken scaffold plank constituted a "sudden and extraordinary employment condition," thus overcoming the six-month employment rule exception. The case is returned for further proceedings to determine compensability for the psychiatric injury.
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