Hernandez, Maria

Maria Hernandez, a supermarket cashier, alleged a cumulative trauma injury (June 12, 2007 through November 9, 2023) to her bilateral shoulders, wrists, and hands. The WCJ found industrial injury to the bilateral shoulders, wrists, and hands based on the treating physician's report, and deferred the cardiovascular/hypertension issue. Defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the treating physician's report (Dr. Kandkhorov) was not substantial medical evidence and that the QME (Dr. Benton) reports should control. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding both the treating physician's report and the QME's reporting deficient as substantial evidence. The Board rescinded the findings, substituted a finding of cumulative injury to the left hand only (which defendant conceded), and deferred the issue of injury to other body parts pending development of the record.