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Case Name | Tyler v. WCAB | |
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Date | 07/15/1997 | |
Note | WCJ cannot appoint an IME; Board empowered to obtain additional evidence to determine benefits. | |
Citation | 56 Cal.App.4th 389 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 3771997 CA |
BERNARD TYLER, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY et al. , Respondents. OPINION HASTINGS, Acting P. J. - Facts Bernard Tyler (applicant) was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (employer) in April 1988 in its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB or Board) adopted the WCJ's reasons for his decision in a two-page order denying reconsideration. Discussion Labor Code sections 5701 and 5906 authorize the WCJ and WCAB to obtain additional evidence, including medical, at any time during the proceedings. A WCAB decision reported in the California Workers' Compensation Reporter is a properly citable authority, especially as an indication of contemporaneous interpretation and application of workers' compensation laws.
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