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Catania, Agazio

AGAZIO CATANIA, Applicant vs. SUBSEQUENT INJURIES BENEFITS TRUST FUND, Defendant

ADJ number
ADJ8544743
Decision date
Mar 3, 2024
District office
San Francisco
WCJ
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Claim administrator
Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: lumbar spine, head (migraines), gastrointestinal (GERD), liver (hepatitis C), cardiovascular (hypertension), urinary system, vision/eyes, sleep disorder, cognitive/neurological, psychiatric

LC §5906LC §5705LC §3202.5

Summary

Applicant Agazio Catania sought benefits from the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) following his May 18, 2012 industrial injury. The WCJ found applicant had no pre-existing labor-disabling disability besides a stipulated 10% lumbar spine disability; SIBTF admitted applicant was 84% permanently disabled (10% pre-existing lumbar, 74% subsequent). Applicant contended he was permanently totally disabled with pre-existing labor-disabling disabilities in numerous body systems (migraines, GERD, hepatitis C, hypertension, urinary dysfunction, vision loss, sleep disorder, cognitive impairment, psychiatric disability, and lower digestive tract). The Board agreed the current record did not support additional pre-existing disability but determined the record should be further developed and clarified. The Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's decision, and remanded for development of the medical record and a new decision.

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