Garcia, Cecilia Dolores

Applicant Cecilia Dolores Garcia and defendant Pomona Unified School District (self-insured, administered by Sedgwick) both petitioned for reconsideration of an amended Findings and Order issued January 30, 2025. The WCJ found no industrial cumulative trauma psyche injury (based on res judicata/collateral estoppel from a prior specific psyche claim), found the left knee industrial per PQME Dr. Hannani, and ordered further development of the record on all other claimed body parts. Applicant argued further development was needed on the CT psyche claim, while defendant argued the left knee was non-industrial and that no further development was warranted (or that applicant lacked diligence). The Appeals Board granted both petitions to allow fuller review of the record, finding it unclear whether the existing record was sufficient and whether res judicata/collateral estoppel properly applied. The Board deferred a final decision after reconsideration pending further review of the merits and the entire record.