Barrett v. Coast Range Plywood

We accepted review in this workers’ compensation case to consider language in the Workers’ Compensation Board’s opinion which states:

“The Referee found that there was no evidence to show that the functional component is not injury related. That may be true but irrelevant as the burden is on claimant to prove causal relationship. Claimant never did have a psychological evaluation even though numerous physicians diagnosed functional overlay. Therefore this record is devoid of any proof that claimant’s psychological component is injury-related or permanent in nature. We will not consider that…