Legal Opinion
Bracken v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 1989No. B038997PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Petitioner (applicant) seeks review of the decision of respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) amending the findings of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) that applicant sustained industrial injuries to his cardiovascular system resulting in 100 percent permanent disability.
We hold the Board’s decision must be annulled because the Board erred in concluding the cardiovascular injuries were not industrial.
Factual Background and Procedural History
On March 13, 1986, applicant sustained a myocardial infarction (heart attack) while performing heávy work in the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Garza v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Lamb v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- McAllister v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Hegglin v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Telles Transport, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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