Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

Although you do not state any question, I assume you want to know what to do next. You clearly need to interview several local attorneys who are WC specialists. They will need to get a medical opinion to show that your mental disabilities stem from the work injury. Since Kaiser was treating you for a WC injury, even though they mistreated you, I think you are barred by the WC exclusive remedy rules from suing for malpractice. Most physician will not operate on anyone with a mental problem because they fear that they can not determine from the person as to whether the surgery was successful or not; whether a person has a back problem or not usually can only be determined by the person's complaints of symptoms, and if the person has a mental problem then they may not be able to present an accurate picture of whether they do have physical symptoms or not. You need to get a WC attorney.

There is an organization of workers' compensation attorneys that represent only injured workers: The California Applicant Attorneys Association (CAAA). You can look for attorneys in your area on their website at www.caaa.org.