ADJ4280834

In this case, the Los Angeles Unified School District, permissibly self-insured and administered by Sedgwick CMS, was found liable for an injury sustained by Levell Smith, a teacher from June 30, 1997 through June 30, 1998. The injury included damage to her left wrist, neck, right wrist, both shoulders, psyche, and in the form of deep vein thrombosis, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, and a sleep disorder. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board found that the applicant was 100% permanently disabled after apportioning to a 50% stipulated permanent disability award for a 1988 injury to applicant’s cervical spine. The Board affirmed the WCJ’s decision after reconsideration.

In this case, Levell Smith, a former teacher, sought reconsideration of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (WCJ) decision that he had sustained industrial injury to his left wrist, neck, right wrist, and both shoulders, in the form of deep vein thrombosis, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, sleep disorder, and psyche, causing 52% permanent disability and a need for further medical treatment. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ’s decision, returning the matter to the trial level WCJ for further proceedings and a new decision.