Capuano v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this special action review concerns the res judicata effect of two unprotested notices of supportive care on a subsequent determination that claimant’s industrial injury caused his psychiatric condition. We conclude the doctrine of res judicata is inapplicable to supportive care awards.

Claimant sustained a work-related back injury on September 7, 1979. After one year of conservative treatment, his continuing complaints led his treating physician to seek consultations with a neurologist and psychiatrist. Based upon a diagnosis of depression both…