What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is granted; final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Joint Findings of Fact, Award, and Order issued by the WCJ on August 5, 2024, which found no industrial injury to certain body parts except the right middle finger, and the WCJ's findings are under review.
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.
The WCJ's finding that the applicant did not sustain injury to certain body parts was challenged; the Appeals Board found the AME's medical reporting did not constitute substantial evidence and granted reconsideration for further review.
From the decision · page 5reporting of the AME in this case did not constitute substantial evidence, was inconsistent, based
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.