RICHARD M. NEWTON, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and CAL-WOOD DOOR/WEYERHAEUSER CLAIMS, Respondents. Background Applicant sustained an industrial injury to his back on March 10, 1987, while working for employer as a production woodworker. Without explanation, applicant alleged that his 'psychiatric difficulties were direct result of his earlier industrial' experiences and his participation in VR. The Board held that applicant's claim for psychiatric injury was untimely under sections 5410 and 5804 and therefore barred by the statute of limitations. Here, the record is silent regarding whether employer voluntarily provided any benefits in connection with the alleged psychiatric injury.

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