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' COMPENSATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA
MARIA FREITAS v. SAVEMART SUPERMARKETS WCAB CASE NO. ADJ2505068
JUDGE STANLEY E. SHIELDS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ISSUE PRESENTED
Whether the Workers' Compensation Judge erred by finding a compensable consequence injury to the
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has previously discussed the applicable rule as having "been referred to as the direct and natural consequence rule"fn2
The basic rule is that a subsequent injury whether an aggravation of the original injury or a new and distinct injury is compensable if it is the direct and natural
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Judge WCJ found that applicant while employed as a school bus driver on November 18 2009
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sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of her employment to her left knee and as a
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compensable consequence sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment to her right
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frozen right shoulder which she contended is a compensable consequence of her fractured sternum.
Dr. Richard Layfield an orthopedist who treated Chirino after the sternum fracture had warned Chirino that her muscles in her upper extremity would continue to bother her as the sternum healed. After a
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As you will recall toward the end of 2012 the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 863 which among other things limited increases in permanent disability as a result of compensable consequence psyche cases.
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treatment for the first time. Cherry retained counsel and on April 5 2004 within five years from the date of the injury petitioned the WCAB to reopen her disability claim alleging injury to her right forearm elbow and shoulder as a compensable consequence of the original incident.
The WCJ after an
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injuries in the course of receiving authorized medical treatment for her original injury they were part of the natural consequence flowing from her original injury.
Analysis The Missouri Supreme Court explained that a workers injury is compensable only if it arises out of and in the course of
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employment required by section 3208.3d in order to claim a psychiatric compensable consequence injury. Defendant filed an answer and the WCJ filed his Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration Report. Briefly it appears this case was submitted at trial with no testimony and with no
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I think rider is asking if there is a Dr report that associates your left knee difficulty as a ' compensable consequence'' to your right knee injury that has been accepted by the employercarrier.quote3047jr2qI want to know If I could loose my
work comp insurance if I get my left knee done
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heatstroke was within the compensable range of foreseeable consequences of his original work-related injury
II. Was the Appellate Panel's finding of fact that Claimant's heatstroke was a natural consequence of his original work-related injury supported by substantial evidence in the record
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