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Abraham, Franci

FRANCI ABRAHAM, Applicant vs. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS; PERMISSIBLY SELF-INSURED, ADMINISTERED BY SEDGWICK CMS, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ12916393
Decision date
Dec 2, 2024
District office
Sacramento
WCJ
Noah W. Tempkin (reporting PWCJ); Judge Aldrich (trial WCJ)
Claim administrator
Sedgwick CMS (administering permissibly self-insured University of California Davis)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: neck, back, insomnia, GERD, headache, psyche

LC §5909LC §5900LC §4660.1LC §5705LC §4660CCR §10962

Summary

Applicant Franci Abraham, a police officer, sought reconsideration of a September 6, 2024 Findings and Order that awarded 89% permanent disability for a specific injury (ADJ9341267), arguing the PD indemnity rate was incorrect, that the psychiatric and orthopedic impairments should be added rather than combined, and that vocational evidence established permanent total disability. The WCJ's report noted the record was incomplete because the consolidated cumulative trauma claim (ADJ12916393) lacked stipulations, issues, and findings, and the en banc decision in Vigil v. County of Kern required further development on the add-versus-combine question. The Appeals Board adopted and incorporated the WCJ's report, granted reconsideration, rescinded the decision, and returned the matter to the trial level. The Board also devoted substantial discussion to confirming its timely action under amended Labor Code section 5909, finding the case was transmitted October 4, 2024 with the decision issued within 60 days.

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