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The applicant, a Supervising Registered Nurse, sought reconsideration of a decision denying her claim for psychiatric injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) found that the applicant's Qualified Medical Evaluator's (QME) report, which diagnosed anxiety and panic disorder caused by a hostile work environment, constituted substantial evidence. The WCAB disagreed with the trial judge's reasoning that the QME's focus on the applicant's perception rendered the report insubstantial. Based on the QME's findings and extensive corroborating witness testimony, the WCAB reversed the prior decision, finding the applicant sustained an industrial injury to her psyche and that the good faith personnel action defense did not apply.
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The applicant, a Supervising Registered Nurse, sought reconsideration of a decision denying her claim for psychiatric injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) found that the applicant's Qualified Medical Evaluator's (QME) report, which diagnosed anxiety and panic disorder caused by a hostile work environment, constituted substantial evidence. The WCAB disagreed with the trial judge's reasoning that the QME's focus on the applicant's perception rendered the report insubstantial. Based on the QME's findings and extensive corroborating witness testimony, the WCAB reversed the prior decision, finding the applicant sustained an industrial injury to her psyche and that the good faith personnel action defense did not apply.
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