Barnes v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

An employee suffers a compensable industrial injury and is granted a precautionary award for future medical care. More than five years later, the employer petitions to terminate its future liability for such care, contending the employee’s continuing physical problems are not the result of the original industrial injury. We address in this case whether the employer’s petition to terminate its liability for potential future medical care is barred by Labor Code 1 section 5804, which states that “[n]o award of compensation shall be rescinded, altered, or amended after five…