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This case concerns Robin Withers' petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation ruling denying her claim for psychiatric injury. The administrative law judge found that Withers sustained industrial injury in the form of headaches but not to her psyche. Withers argued she proved a work-related psychiatric injury, citing symptoms that predated significant non-industrial stressors. However, the evidence, including expert opinion, indicated that non-industrial stressors were the predominant cause of her psychiatric condition. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
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This case concerns Robin Withers' petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation ruling denying her claim for psychiatric injury. The administrative law judge found that Withers sustained industrial injury in the form of headaches but not to her psyche. Withers argued she proved a work-related psychiatric injury, citing symptoms that predated significant non-industrial stressors. However, the evidence, including expert opinion, indicated that non-industrial stressors were the predominant cause of her psychiatric condition. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
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