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Smith, Carlos

CARLOS SMITH, Applicant vs. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, Permissibly Self-Insured, Defendant

ADJ number
ADJ10758177
Decision date
Sep 28, 2023
District office
Sacramento
WCJ
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Claim administrator
County of Sacramento, Permissibly Self-Insured
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: left wrist, high blood pressure, cervical spine/neck, left elbow, left upper extremity, heart

LC §4850LC §3212.10CCR §10955

Summary

Applicant Carlos Smith, a deputy probation officer, sustained admitted industrial injuries (left wrist, high blood pressure in ADJ10758177; neck in ADJ12184978) and alleged additional injuries including presumptive heart trouble. The WCJ issued July 5, 2023 'interim' awards of 1% PD for high blood pressure and 16% PD for the neck, deferred other issues, and found defendant entitled to two TTD credits against PD indemnity. Applicant sought reconsideration challenging the credits and the failure to find presumptive industrial heart trouble. The Board granted reconsideration, finding the credit finding contained clerical error in dates and the Opinion on Decision erroneously stated applicant received TTD and Labor Code 4850 benefits simultaneously, and that issuing piecemeal interim PD findings was improper. The Board rescinded the WCJ's decision and returned the matter to the trial level for clarification, further development of the record, and a single consolidated PD determination per case.

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