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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a decision awarding a $320,000 death benefit. The defendant argued the benefit should be $160,000, based on specific injury dates rather than a cumulative trauma date. The Board found the medical opinions supporting cumulative trauma were not substantial evidence due to inadequate reasoning and analysis of the decedent's activities. Therefore, the Board rescinded the original award and returned the case for further development of the record regarding cumulative injury.
WALTER O'SULLIVAN (DECEASED), KIMBERLEY O'SULLIVAN (WIDOW), ASHLEIGH O'SULLIVAN, RYAN O'SULLIVAN vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a decision awarding a $320,000 death benefit. The defendant argued the benefit should be $160,000, based on specific injury dates rather than a cumulative trauma date. The Board found the medical opinions supporting cumulative trauma were not substantial evidence due to inadequate reasoning and analysis of the decedent's activities. Therefore, the Board rescinded the original award and returned the case for further development of the record regarding cumulative injury.
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