California Court of Appeal

GAYTAN v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD., B162070

The WCAB's denial of plaintiff's disability is annulled and remanded where the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) should have considered a second physician's newly admitted report, which conflicts with the initial primary physician's diagnosis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2003
• Published 05/28/2003

Judges

• WOODS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Rose, Klein & Marias and G. Ronald Feenberg, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Office of George M. Theofanis, Encino, and Kim G. Davidson for Respondents.