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Roy Garcia, a registered dental assistant, sustained an industrial injury in 2013, which was resolved in 2018 with a Stipulation and Award for 41% permanent disability. He filed a timely petition to reopen, alleging new and further permanent total disability. The WCJ found Garcia to be permanently and totally disabled but denied additional benefits, concluding that current total disability was not solely due to the 2013 industrial injury and that psychiatric disability was precluded. The Appeals Board granted Garcia's petition for reconsideration, deferring a final decision pending further review of the factual and legal issues to ensure a just and reasoned outcome.
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Roy Garcia, a registered dental assistant, sustained an industrial injury in 2013, which was resolved in 2018 with a Stipulation and Award for 41% permanent disability. He filed a timely petition to reopen, alleging new and further permanent total disability. The WCJ found Garcia to be permanently and totally disabled but denied additional benefits, concluding that current total disability was not solely due to the 2013 industrial injury and that psychiatric disability was precluded. The Appeals Board granted Garcia's petition for reconsideration, deferring a final decision pending further review of the factual and legal issues to ensure a just and reasoned outcome.
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