Camey Cresor, vs. Goldman, Sachs & Company; Illinois National Insurance Co., Administered By Aig Claims Services,

: In this case, Camey Cresor, an employee of Goldman, Sachs & Company, sought reconsideration of a workers' compensation administrative law judge's Amended Joint Finding and Award of November 17, 2008, wherein the WCJ found that, while employed as a senior analyst on September 11, 2001, Cresor sustained industrial injury to her psyche, low back, and in the form of headaches causing permanent disability of 82%. The WCJ also found that Cresor did not sustain industrial injury to her psyche, back, and in the form of headaches while employed during a cumulative period ending on September 11, 2003. The parties stipulated that Cresor was permanently totally disabled (100%) on a psychiatric basis, before factoring

GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY; ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., Administered By AIG CLAIMS SERVICES, CAMEY CRESOR, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIACAMEY CRESOR, Applicant,vs.GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY; ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., Administered By AIG CLAIMS SERVICES, Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ171583 (MON 0294858)ADJ261117 (MON 0308771)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Applicant seeks reconsideration of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (“WCJ”) Amended Joint Finding and Award of November 17, 2008, wherein the WCJ found that, while employed as a senior analyst on September 11, 2001 (MON 0294858), applicant sustained industrial injury to her psyche, low back, and in the form of headaches causing permanent disability of 82%. The WCJ also found that applicant did not sustain industrial injury to her psyche, back, and in the form of headaches while employed during a cumulative period ending on September 11, 2003 (MON0308771). Based on the opinion of agreed medical evaluator, psychiatrist Jaime Ansalen, M.D. that applicant was unable to compete in the open labor market, the parties stipulated that the applicant was permanently totally disabled (100%) on a psychiatric basis, before factoring in apportionment of permanent disability. Based on Dr. Ansalen’s opinion, the WCJ found that 20% of applicant’s psychiatric disability was apportionable to non-industrial factors. Applicant’s 82% permanent disability rating was determined by combining the applicant’s psyche disability of 80% after apportionment with 5% permanent disability in her spine, after apportionment            Applicant contends that the WCJ erred in apportioning 20% of applicant’s psyche disability to non-industrial factors. Applicant argues that when an applicant is found to be permanently totally disabled based upon an opinion (by a physician or vocational rehabilitation expert) that an , applicant is unable to compete in the open labor marke

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