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Nora Corado — ADJ13150222

NORA CORADO, Applicant vs. SHERRI GHODSIAN; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, administered by CHUBB GROUP LOS ANGELES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ13150222
Decision date
Oct 3, 2021
District office
Van Nuys
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Chubb Group Los Angeles (administrator for Federal Insurance Company)
Commissioners
JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER, DEIDRA E. LOWE, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR

Injury / body parts: head, headaches, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, bilateral arms, bilateral wrists, bilateral hands, bilateral legs, bilateral feet, psyche, internal system, sleep, dental

LC §5502LC §4060LC §4062.2LC §5903LC §5952LC §5313CCR §10782CCR §10552CCR §10566CCR §10787

Summary

Applicant Nora Corado, a housekeeper claiming numerous injuries from a September 8, 2020 incident, filed a DOR seeking an expedited hearing on entitlement to a medical-legal examination under Labor Code sections 5502(b)(3), 4060, and 4062.2 in a claim defendant had denied entirely. At the July 22, 2021 expedited hearing, the WCJ took the matter off calendar based on WCAB Rule 10782 and the Policy and Procedure Manual, which limit expedited hearings to claims with one or more admitted body parts. The WCJ later recommended granting removal and finding the rule invalid to the extent it conflicts with section 5502. The Appeals Board granted removal but declined to reach the rule-validity question, instead rescinding the Order because no evidentiary record was created and the dispute may be moot since applicant had already been evaluated by a chiropractic QME in March 2021. The Board returned the matter to the trial level to create a complete record and issue a new decision.

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