Assadourian, Assadour

Applicant, a school principal, claimed cumulative industrial injury (1996-2008) to his cardiovascular system, psyche, sleep, urologic system (voiding), and sexual dysfunction. The WCJ found 70% permanent partial disability after nonindustrial apportionment, treating the notice of contract non-renewal as an actual event of employment supporting psychiatric compensability and declining 'pass-through' apportionment. Both Church Mutual and SCIF sought reconsideration, arguing that anxiety over job loss was not an actual event of employment and that sleep and psychiatric disability should carry the 20% cardiac apportionment. The Board affirmed that the actual notice of non-renewal (received months before the last day worked) was an actual event of employment, distinguishing Bryan, and rejected pass-through apportionment under Escobedo and Mayorga. Exercising its authority to review the entire record under sections 5906 and 5908, the Board found the apportionment opinions of both the psychology QME (Dr. Delker) and neurology QME (Dr. Pulera) were not substantial medical evidence, awarding unapportioned psychiatric and sleep disability and increasing the final PD from 70% to 78%.