Premier America Federal Credit; American Casualty Broadspire Brea, Hartford Sacramento Sharon Abbasi WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIASHARON ABBASI, Applicant,vs.PREMIER AMERICA FEDERAL CREDIT; AMERICAN CASUALTY BROADSPIRE BREA,HARTFORD SACRAMENTO, Defendant(s).Case Nos. ADJ234831 (VNO 0352113);ADJ2036496 (VNO 0359792)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION Applicant seeks reconsideration of the “Amended Joint Findings and Award,” served on October 21, 2009, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found, in ADJ234831 (VNO 0352113) that applicant, while employed as a bank teller on May 22, 1996, sustained industrial injury to the psyche, causing 17:2 percent permanent disability, after apportionment. The WCJ found, in ADJ2036496 (VNO 0359792), that applicant, while employed as a bank teller during the period from February 1992 to June 11, 1997, sustained industrial injury to the psyche, causing five percent permanent disability. The WCJ found applicant entitled to further medical treatment, and to reimbursement for self-procured medical treatment and medical/legal expenses. In his November 5, 2009 “2nd Amended Joint Findings and Award,” which is otherwise identical to the previous decision, the WCJ found defendant entitled to credit for overpayment of temporary disability and/or permanent disability advances. We will consider applicant’s petition to be a petition for reconsideration from this second amended decision as well. Applicant contends that the WCJ erred in awarding benefits for only a psychiatric injury, and that he did not refer to the evidence and give reasons for denying applicant’s claim of a physical injury, as required by Labor Code section 5313, arguing that the evidence supports a finding of physical injury and permanent disability, and that Drs. Faguet and Gillis should not be , relied on to deny the physical aspects of this case. We have considered the
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