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Case Name | Dept. of Highway Patrol v. WCAB | |
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Date | 04/18/1995 | |
Note | WCJ erred by using last date of work for dependency status of children rather than date of injury. | |
Citation | 33 Cal.App.4th 1828, 60 CCC 308 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 25311995 CA |
DEPARTMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, Petitioner, v. WORKERS'COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, SUSAN R. BENSON, as Executor, etc. , et al. , Respondents. He had been employed for 25 years as a traffic officer, from September 1954, until his retirement on September 9, 1979, by defendant Department of the California Highway Patrol, insured by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). Dr. Goldfarb expressed the opinion that Sills's employment with the highway patrol had been very stressful and had aggravated and accelerated Sills's heart conditions. There was slight improvement, and home care was then provided by licensed vocational nurses and by his fianc'e, Kathryn Compton. 2 Proceedings were held at the Board concerning Sills's workers' compensation claim; benefits accrued pursuant to that claim survived his death.
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