Hazeghazam, Shiva

Shiva Hazeghazam, a probation officer for the County of Sacramento, sustained an industrial injury to her right knee, right ankle, and right foot. The WCJ found 2% permanent disability after apportionment, denied a compensable consequence injury to the left knee, and found no need for further medical treatment, relying on PQME orthopedist Dr. Robert Henrichsen, who opined the left knee meniscectomy was non-industrial. Applicant sought reconsideration challenging the left knee finding and the 2% PD rating. The Board noted a significant disparity between Dr. Henrichsen's opinion and that of secondary treating physician Dr. Ritch Jacobs, who found the left knee industrial via overcompensation and assigned higher impairment. Finding questions about whether the medical opinions applied the correct legal standard for compensable consequence injuries, the Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the F&A, and remanded for further development of the record.