Augusto Garcia — ADJ9693769

Augusto Garcia claimed a September 17, 2014 industrial injury while employed by Sierra Traffic Service. The WCJ found industrial injury in the form of heat stroke, dehydration, exhaustion, and a sleep disorder, but no orthopedic injury to the head, back, left knee, left ankle, or neck, and awarded temporary disability from March 15, 2015 through March 17, 2016 with EDD reimbursement. Defendant SCIF challenged the temporary disability award for lack of substantial medical evidence, and lien claimant Spine and Ortho Center challenged the finding of no orthopedic injury. On reconsideration, the Appeals Board affirmed the no-orthopedic-injury finding and disallowance of the lien, but rescinded the temporary disability award and EDD reimbursement because Dr. Lipper's reporting (a secondary treating physician) did not constitute substantial medical evidence of industrial temporary disability. The temporary disability had been based on orthopedic treatment by Dr. Moelleken for injuries found to be non-industrial.