What the panel ordered
WCAB granted defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirmed WCJ's finding of industrial injury to psyche, amended injury description, and deleted finding on substantiality of Dr. Baba Singh's reports.
Defendant sought reconsideration of WCJ's First Amended Findings of Fact dated February 6, 2026; WCAB timely acted on petition within 60 days of case transmission on March 30, 2026.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCAB affirmed the finding of industrial injury to the psyche based on substantial medical evidence, including Dr. Nehorayan's opinion that the injury was predominantly caused by actual events of employment, and rejected defendant's argument about DSM edition used for diagnosis.
From the decision · page 3Turning to the merits, the WCJ found industrial injury based on the reporting and testimony of primary treating physician Marc Nehorayan, M.D., who opined that applicant's psychiatric injury was predominantly caused by actual events of employment. We note that since applicant's injury resulted from being a victim of or direct exposure to a violent act a finding that defendant does not challenge it need only be proved the actual events of employment were a substantial cause of the injury. (Cal. Labor Code, § 3208.3, subd. (b)(2).)