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Greene, Viviana

VIVIANA GREENE, Applicant vs. SUBSEQUENT INJURIES BENEFITS TRUST FUND, Defendant

ADJ number
ADJ8387927
Decision date
Mar 2, 2026
District office
San Francisco
WCJ
Lawrence Keller
Claim administrator
Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: lumbar spine, lower extremities, psyche, left ankle, brain, internal, head/headaches

LC §4751LC §4753LC §4660LC §4663LC §4664LC §4622CCR §10945CCR §10972

Summary

Applicant Viviana Greene sought SIBTF benefits based on a November 4, 2010 industrial injury (lumbar spine, lower extremities, psyche) rated at 73% PD, combined with pre-existing disabilities. The WCJ found pre-existing PD of 22% (asthma) and 3% (left ankle), yielding a combined 98% PD award less credit under Labor Code section 4753, but rejected applicant's claim of 100% PD based on alleged pre-existing disability from allergic rhinitis, IBS, GERD, and dermatitis. Applicant relied on QME Dr. Scott Anderson's report and vocational expert Maria Brady's findings to argue for total disability. The WCAB, after granting reconsideration, affirmed the WCJ's decision, adopting the WCJ's Report. The Board held that the internal medicine conditions were not labor-disabling prior to the subsequent injury and that the dizziness/vertigo/headaches relied upon by the VE post-dated and resulted from the industrial injury, so they could not support SIBTF liability.

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