What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant and denied by WCAB panel
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.
Substantial evidence / credibilityApplicant prevailedlumbar spine · right leg · right knee
The WCJ's credibility determinations were given great weight and no substantial evidence was found to reject them; inconsistencies in applicant's testimony were insufficient to undermine overall credibility.
From the decision · page 1We have given the WCJ's credibility determinations great weight because the WCJ had the opportunity to observe the demeanor of the witnesses. (Garza v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 312, 318-319 [35 Cal.Comp.Cases 500].) Furthermore, we conclude there is no evidence of considerable substantiality that would warrant rejecting the WCJ's credibility determinations. (Id.)