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SHERRY BRAZIL vs. SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT

Filed: Dec 14, 2020
San Francisco
ADJ6831983

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's decision. The Board gave great weight to the ALJ's credibility determination, finding no substantial evidence to warrant overturning it. The applicant sustained an admitted back injury in 2008, leading to subsequent compensable injuries to her psyche and right knee due to failed surgeries and treatment. The applicant was found to be 100% permanently and totally disabled with no basis for apportionment.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's decision. The Board gave great weight to the ALJ's credibility determination, finding no substantial evidence to warrant overturning it. The applicant sustained an admitted back injury in 2008, leading to subsequent compensable injuries to her psyche and right knee due to failed surgeries and treatment. The applicant was found to be 100% permanently and totally disabled with no basis for apportionment.

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