FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL; ADVENTIST HEALTH ROSEVILLE, ROBIN AMES, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAROBIN AMES, Applicantvs.FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL; ADVENTIST HEALTH ROSEVILLE, Defendant,Case Nos. ADJ186410 (RDG 0120056) ADJ150167 (RDG 0129957)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Defendant seeks reconsideration of the May 4, 2009 Joint Findings, Award and Order, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found, in ADJ186410, that applicant, while employed as a sleep technician during the period from January’29, 2007, to January 29, 2008, sustained industrial injury to her neck, with jurisdiction reserved as to whether injury also occurred to the left arm, headaches, body convulsions, numbness, and vomiting. In ADJ150167, the WCJ found that applicant’s claim that she sustained industrial injury on November 19, 2004, is barred by the statute of limitations. Although defendant’s petition captions both case numbers, defendant does not allege any error in case number ADJ150167. We will consider the petition as a petition for reconsideration only of the decision in ADJ186410. Defendant contends the WCJ erred in finding that applicant sustained a cumulative trauma injury, arguing that it was improper to amend the date of injury in the application and to admit into evidence the panel qualified medical evaluator’s (PQME) supplemental report after submission, I that the reports and deposition of the PQME, Dr. Eric Bugna, do not support a finding of cumulative trauma, and that, in the absence of medical evidence, applicant’s testimony is insufficient to support a finding of cumulative trauma. , We have considered the Petition for Reconsideration and applicant’s unverified Answer,1 and we have reviewed the record in this matter. The WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge on Petition for Reconsiderat
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