Adrian Nunura — ADJ9103770

Applicant Adrian Nunura claimed cumulative trauma injuries (7/14/08-7/24/13) to numerous body parts while working as a driver/loader/unloader. The WCJ found industrial orthopedic injury to the cervical spine, lumbar spine, bilateral shoulders, bilateral wrists, left knee, and right ankle, but denied injury to numerous other orthopedic parts and all claimed internal/systemic injuries (hernia, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, GERD/gastritis, psoriasis, headaches, sleep disorder, psyche). Applicant sought reconsideration challenging the prior WCJ's appointment of a 'regular physician' (Dr. Brown), alleged due process violations, the WCJ's underestimation of his job's physical demands, and the denial of the internal injury claims. The Appeals Board affirmed the orthopedic findings but rescinded the findings on internal injuries, returning the matter to the trial level for further development of the medical record. The Board corrected the WCJ's legal reasoning on waiver, aggravation/acceleration of preexisting conditions, and weight-gain/psoriasis chronology.