State Of California, Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation, Pleasant Valley State Prison; State Compensation Insurance Fund, Vickie Dias, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAVICKIE DIAS, Applicant,vs.STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, PLEASANT VALLEY STATE PRISON; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND,Defendants.Case No. ADJ9298252(Fresno District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION Defendant, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Pleasant Valley State Prison, legally uninsured, seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact, and Award and Order, issued August 29, 2017, in which a workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found applicant Vickie Dias sustained 15% permanent disability as a result of a May 22, 2012 industrial injury to her left shoulder while employed as a case records technician at Pleasant Valley State Prison. Defendant contends that the medical report of Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), Dr. Scott Graham, does not constitute substantial medical evidence to support the WCJ’s award of 15% permanent disability, arguing that the QME failed to provide an adequate assessment of applicant’s whole person impairment using the AMA Guides. Applicant is not represented and did not submit an Answer to the Petition for Reconsideration. The WCJ did not prepare a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration. Following our review of the record and for the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the WCJ’s determination and deny defendant’s Petition for Reconsideration.I. Applicant sustained an admitted injury to her left shoulder on May 22, 2012, while employed as a case records technician at Pleasant Valley State Prison. , Dr. Scott Graham examined applicant in the capacity of a panel QME on December 12, 2013. (Jt. Exh. 1.) Dr. Graham took a history from applicant that
