White, Donna

Donna White, a police commander for the City of Marina, filed a cumulative trauma psychiatric injury claim for the period January 4, 2019 through April 18, 2022. The WCJ found a compensable psychiatric injury AOE/COE with temporary total disability from July 17, 2023 through December 4, 2024, but no permanent disability or need for continuing medical treatment. Defendant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing the applicant failed to establish predominant causation, that the good faith personnel action defense applies, that there was no objective evidence of harassment, that the date of injury was incorrect, and that the award was too vague to comply with. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration based on its preliminary view that the record may not be properly developed and that there may not be substantial medical evidence to support the WCJ's decision. The Board deferred issuance of a final decision pending further review of the merits and the entire record.