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Case Name | Martinez vs. CA Building System | |
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Date | 02/22/2005 | |
Note | Repeal of PTP presumption in 4062.9 applies regardless of date of injury. | |
Citation | 70 CCC XXX (2005) | |
WCC Citation | WCC 30822005 CA |
OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION (EN BANC) The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to allow time to study the record and applicable law. Because of the important legal issue presented concerning the meaning and application of Senate Bill (SB) 899 (Stats. We define "final" as a decision where appellate rights have been exhausted prior to April 19, 2004. Applicant sustained an admitted industrial injury on October 19, 2000, when he fell approximately fifteen to twenty feet from a roof. Among other issues, the presumption of correctness of the primary treating physician under section 4062. 9 was raised.
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