California fire and life safety officer claims multiple injuries from work

If a doctor bases their opinion on an incorrect legal theory or on an inadequate medical history, like in a situation where there are not enough medical records to review, the tribunal will not consider the opinion substantial evidence.

The defendant in the case of Stroub vs. State of California, Department of General Services, legally uninsured, administered by State Compensation Insurance Fund employed the applicant as a fire and life safety officer.

The applicant claimed injuries to the following body parts

• bilateral shoulders, right elbow, and right hand on Dec. 6, 2007 (in case number ADJ7689184)
• bilateral elbows, bilateral hands and wrists, right fingers and thumb, and left thumb on Apr. 22, 2010 (in case number ADJ77978930)
• bilateral shoulders, bilateral elbows, right arm/upper arm, and bilateral hands and wrists on Jan. 21, 2015 (in case number ADJ9882820)

Dr. Joel Renbaum, the orthopedic agreed medical examiner, evaluated the applicant, took her history, reviewed her medical record, and made diagnoses. The doctor determined that her condition was permanent and stationary from June 2015 to August 2019.

In case number ADJ9882820, the workers’ compensation administrative law judge found the applicant entitled to temporary disability indemnity benefits for certain specified periods. In case number ADJ7798930, the judge found the applicant entitled to additional temporary disability benefits...

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