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RUTH RITZ vs. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

Filed: Apr 27, 2015
Riverside
ADJ8434148

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration, amending the original award. The Board found that the applicant sustained industrial injuries to her psyche and bilateral shoulders, in addition to the back injury previously acknowledged. This amendment corrected the administrative law judge's initial error in excluding the psyche and shoulder injuries. The Board adopted the judge's reasoning and also included a finding of $0%$ impairment for the psychiatric injury.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration, amending the original award. The Board found that the applicant sustained industrial injuries to her psyche and bilateral shoulders, in addition to the back injury previously acknowledged. This amendment corrected the administrative law judge's initial error in excluding the psyche and shoulder injuries. The Board adopted the judge's reasoning and also included a finding of $0%$ impairment for the psychiatric injury.

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