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Case Name | McDuffie v. LA Co. Metropolitan Transit Authority | |
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Date | 02/25/2002 | |
Note | Proper procedure for supplementing medical record at trial. | |
Citation | 67 CCC 138 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 28402002 CA |
Finally, if none of these options succeeds or is possible, the WCJ or the Board may then appoint a medical examiner. We agree, however, with defendant's first contention as to further development of the medical record. BACKGROUND Applicant was hired by defendant as a bus operator on March 4, 1976, and worked in that capacity until his retirement on June 30,1999. On September 22,1999, he filed a claim for cumulative injury to both knees and in the form of hypertension. Applicant submitted the reports of Dr. Sobol for the injury to his knees and that of Dr. Burstein for his hypertension.
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