What the panel ordered
Petitions for reconsideration granted; decision amended to defer permanent disability issues and affirm timeliness findingp. 2
Petitions for reconsideration from WCJ Findings and Award of June 3, 2024
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.
Permanent disability ratingRemandedcervical spine
Record insufficient on cervical spine impairment; QME changed rating from 8% to 23% WPI without adequate explanation
From the decision · page 2With regard to both parties’ contentions regarding permanent disability, we will grant reconsideration and amend the decision to defer the issue pending further development of the record.
Applicant not on Talcott notice within five years; no final PD determination before settlement