SANDRA VELASQUEZ vs. ALBERTSONS INC., Permissibly Self-Insured

In this case, Albertsons Inc., a permissibly self-insured company, was sued by Sandra Velasquez for workers' compensation benefits. Velasquez claimed that she sustained industrial injury to her left shoulder/upper extremity and psyche while employed as a "Front End Manager/Cashier" during the period from February 1, 2000 to February 23, 2001. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the decision to defer the issue of temporary disability, rescinded the Order, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ. The Board found that the agreed medical examination opinion of Mark Mandel, M.D., and the opinion of William Boehm, Ph.D

ALBERTSONS INC., Permissibly Self-Insured SANDRA VELASQUEZ WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIASANDRA VELASQUEZ, Applicant,vs.ALBERTSONS INC., Permissibly Self-Insured, Defendant.Case No. ADJ4046967 (RIV 0038982)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION ANDDECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            Applicant seeks reconsideration of the July 10, 2012 Findings and Order issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Therein, the WCJ found that applicant did not sustain industrial injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to her left shoulder/upper extremity and psyche or injury in the form of pain disorder while employed as a “Front End Manager/Cashier” during the period from February 1, 2000 to February 23, 2001. The WCJ further found that applicant is not entitled to temporary disability from April 12, 2005 to the present and continuing; that “no further disability has occurred in this case;” and that applicant is not entitled to additional medical treatment. Based on these findings, the WCJ ordered that applicant take nothing further.            The following procedural history is taken from the WCJ’s Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report). On January 26, 2004, the parties obtained a Joint Stipulated Award providing that applicant sustained industrial injury to her right shoulder, elbow, and wrist while employed on March 1, 2000 (Case No. ADJ2405570) and from December 28, 1992 through February 23, 2001 (Case No. ADJ4046967), The parties stipulated therein that the permanent disability was caused only by the specific injury in Case No. ADJ2405570. Following additional proceedings, applicant filed a petition seeking new and further disability in Case No. ADJ4046967.1 The petition for 1 We note that neither the January 26, 2004 Stipulated Award or the subsequent petition seeking new and further disability were submitted into evidence or contained within EAMS. , new and

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