Lab. Code, §§ 5903, 5952(d); Lamb v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1974) 11 Cal.3d 274; Garza v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 312; LeVesque v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 1 Cal.3d 627; Hamilton v. Lockheed Corporation (2001) 66 Cal.Comp.Cases 473; Braewood Convalescent Hospital v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Bolton) (1983) 34 Cal.3d 159; Evans v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1968) 68 Cal.2d 753; McClune v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 1117; Kuykendall v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 396; Great Western Power Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com. (1923) 191 Cal.724; State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Industrial Acc. Com. (1954) 125 Cal.App.2d 201; Gonzales v. Industrial Acci. Com. (1958) 50 Cal.2d 360; Azadigian v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 372; Dow Chemical Co. v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd. (1967) 67 Cal.2d 483; Dakins v. Board of Pension Commissioners (1982) 134 Cal.App.3d 374; Solari v. Atlas-Universal Service, Inc. (1963) 215 Cal.App.2d 587; Rymer v. Hagler (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 1171; Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Pointer) (1980) 104 Cal.App.3d 528; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Kramer) (1978) 82 Cal.App.3d 39; Maranian v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 1068; Lab. Code, §§ 5907, 5908, 5908.5, 5803, 5950 et seq.
Decisions by the Appeals Board must be supported by substantial evidence and based on admitted evidence in the record.
The Appeals Board reviewed the record and legal principles to ensure substantial justice and proper procedural handling of the Petition for Reconsideration.
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We highlight the following legal principles that may be relevant to our review of this
matter:
It is well established that decisions by the Appeals Board must be supported by substantial
evidence. (Lab. Code, § 5903, 5952(d); Lamb v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1974) 11 Cal.3d
274 [39 Cal.Comp.Cases 310]; Garza v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 312 [35
Cal.Comp.Cases 500]; LeVesque v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 1 Cal.3d 627 [35
Cal.Comp.Cases 16].) "The term `substantial evidence' means evidence which, if true, has
probative force on the issues. It is more than a mere scintilla, and means such relevant evidence
as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion...It must be reasonable in
nature, credible, and of solid value." (Braewood Convalescent Hospital v. Workers' Comp.
Appeals Bd. (Bolton) (1983) 34 Cal.3d 159, 164 [48 Cal.Comp.Cases 566], emphasis removed and
citations omitted.)
Further, decisions of the Appeals Board "must be based on admitted evidence in the
record." (Hamilton v. Lockheed Corporation (Hamilton) (2001) 66 Cal.Comp.Cases 473, 476
(Appeals Board en banc).) An adequate and complete record is necessary to understand the basis
for the WCJ's decision. (Lab. Code, § 5313; see also Cal. Code Regs., tit.