What the panel ordered
Petitions for reconsideration granted; WCJ decision amended to remove Arnold-Chiari syndrome injury finding, remove Pacific from liability, reduce permanent disability to 38% after 50% apportionment, recalculate attorneys' fees, and award against Cypress onlyp. 8
Defendants' petitions for reconsideration of WCJ Findings and Award of March 11, 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.
Petitions granted; WCJ decision amended
From the decision · page 8IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Pacific Compensation Insurance Company and defendant Cypress Insurance’s respective Petitions for Reconsideration of the Findings and Award of March 11, 2026 are GRANTED.
AOE/COEApplicant prevailedbilateral carpal tunnel · bilateral cubital tunnel · psyche