In an opinion not certified for publication, the Second District of the California Court of Appeals ruled that a claimant's diabetes was not causally related to her employment.
In San Bernardino v. WCAB, No. E038407, 11/22/2005, Ivett Andrews, a probation officer, filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits for injuries to her back, lower extremities, neck, diabetes, and hypertension.
The Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) determined that Andrews' testimony was not credible and that her hypertension was not related to work stress, but concluded that her diabetes and orthopedic injuries...
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