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Miranda, Isabel

ISABEL MIRANDA, Applicant vs. UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ10984938
Decision date
Oct 13, 2024
District office
San Diego
WCJ
Alicia D. Hawthorne
Claim administrator
Sedgwick Claims Management Services (administering for UC San Diego Medical Center, Permissibly Self-Insured)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: ears, nose, throat, face, left eye, headaches, migraine, allergy, nausea, immune system, neurologic system, circulatory system, brain, respiratory system, nervous system

LC §3202.5LC §3600LC §4663LC §5705LC §5900LC §5909

Summary

Isabel Miranda, a custodian at UC San Diego Medical Center, claimed cumulative industrial injury to numerous body systems from alleged chemical exposure (CaviCide and Oxivir disinfectants) and inadequate workplace ventilation while cleaning NICU incubators. Three panel QMEs in internal medicine (Dr. Fishman), psychiatry (Dr. Takamura), and neurology (Dr. Moore) all concluded her conditions were pre-existing and non-industrial, and the WCJ found applicant not credible. The WCJ found applicant failed to meet her burden of proving injury AOE/COE and ordered she take nothing. The WCAB, addressing its timeliness under amended Labor Code section 5909, denied the in pro per applicant's petition for reconsideration, adopting and incorporating the WCJ's Report and Opinion on Decision and giving great weight to the WCJ's credibility determination under Garza.

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