Court Opinion

ID: 9732301
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 16:14:46.361048+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:25.848948
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KAUFMAN, J.
I respectfully dissent.
The Board was quite correct in characterizing Dr. Klein’s report as equivocal at best. The Board also acted properly in ignoring Dr. Klein’s testimony. Notwithstanding the referee’s summary of evidence, the transcript of Dr. Klein’s testimony discloses that his testimony added nothing of substance to his report.
The question for this appellate court is whether the Board’s order is *800supported by substantial evidence on the whole record. (Lab. Code, § 5952; LeVesque v. Workmen’s Comp. App. Bd., 1 Cal.3d 627, 637 [83 Cal.Rptr. 208, 463 P.2d 432].) The medical report from respondents’ medical expert alone constitutes substantial evidence to support the Board’s order. The majority improperly reweigh the evidence and substitute their judgment for that of the trier of fact.
I would affirm the Board’s order.