SALIT v. WCAB LARRY SALIT, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD et al. , Respondents. In a medical report dated April 2004, Sean Leoni, M. D. , diagnosed petitioner with fibromyalgia, TMJ, tension headaches, gatroesophageal reflux, and IBS. In October 2007, qualified medical evaluator (QME) and orthopedist Jeffrey A. Berman, M. D. , conducted an agreed-upon orthopedic medical examination for City. He explained that there are no objective factors of disability related to fibromyalgia, and that it is a subjective syndrome. He further noted that Dr. Leoni had diagnosed IBS and that petitioner complained of gas, bloating, diarrhea, and occasional constipation.

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