ZENITH INSURANCE, Permissibly Self-Insured, MARAL KIRAKOSIAN, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMARAL KIRAKOSIAN, Applicant,vs.ZENITH INSURANCE, Permissibly Self-Insured, Defendant(s).Case No. ADJ3200706 (VNO 0555350)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Applicant seeks reconsideration of the July 29, 2009 Findings and Award issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Therein, the WCJ found that applicant, while working as a “buyer/travel coordinator” during the period from August 1, 2005 through July 19, 2007, sustained industrial injury to her upper digestive tract and lower gastrointestinal tract causing 2% permanent disability after apportionment. The WCJ found no need for further medical treatment. Applicant contends that the WCJ should not have relied on the medical opinion of Lazaro Alonso, M.D., to find apportionment. Applicant argues that Dr. Alonso’s opinion is not substantial evidence. Defendant filed an Answer and the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation on Petition Reconsideration (Report) recommending that we deny reconsideration. Based on our review of the record and for the reasons discussed below, we will grant 2311reconsideration, rescind the WCJ’s decision, and return this matter to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.////// , In this case, applicant was examined by Dr. Alonso as a qualified medical examiner (QME). In his report dated August 31, 2008, Dr. Alonso opined that: “With respect to apportionment and causation issues, it is my medical opinion that this patient’s irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disorder is not caused by her employment. It is my opinion that there was aggravation of an underlying condition from which she had some preliminary symptoms that were noted on the Kaiser visits that predated her employment
