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BRIAN BARRICK, Applicant vs. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, legally uninsured, adjusted by STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ11190499
Decision date
Mar 22, 2026
District office
Redding
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Commissioners
JOSEPH V. CAPURRO, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, ANNE SCHMITZ, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: psyche, brain, nervous system, body systems (SMS), cervical spine (neck), eyes, spinal cord, lymphatic system, intestines, throat, chest, abdomen, back, lungs, pelvis

LC §5313LC §5815LC §5709LC §5900LC §5902LC §5903LC §5952CCR §10517CCR §10787

Summary

Applicant Brian Barrick filed a cumulative trauma claim for psyche, brain, nervous system, and other body systems while employed as a contract manager for the California Department of Public Health (legally uninsured, adjusted by SCIF). The June 8, 2021 Findings and Award found an industrial psyche injury (49% PD) but made no findings on the other claimed body parts, instead deferring 'all other issues' with jurisdiction reserved. After applicant filed amended applications adding encephalitis, meningitis, and lymphoma-related body parts, the WCJ dismissed the amended application on res judicata/collateral estoppel grounds in a July 5, 2022 F&O. The Board rescinded that decision, holding that collateral estoppel does not bar the additional claims because the prior decision deferred those body parts and never decided them on the merits. The Board further granted applicant's petition for QME panels in neurology and oncology-internal medicine to develop the record.

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