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This case involves Valerie Lugo alleging a work injury from an altercation with a coworker, Aikiko. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her petition for reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report which found no industrial injury. The WCJ discredited Lugo's testimony based on inconsistencies and a coworker's statement portraying her as aggressive. Medical examination by Dr. Forsyth shortly after the alleged injury revealed no evidence of trauma. The WCJ concluded that an employment event was not predominant in causing any alleged psychiatric injury.
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This case involves Valerie Lugo alleging a work injury from an altercation with a coworker, Aikiko. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her petition for reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report which found no industrial injury. The WCJ discredited Lugo's testimony based on inconsistencies and a coworker's statement portraying her as aggressive. Medical examination by Dr. Forsyth shortly after the alleged injury revealed no evidence of trauma. The WCJ concluded that an employment event was not predominant in causing any alleged psychiatric injury.
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