What the panel ordered
Findings and Order of June 7, 2019, finding the claims barred by Labor Code §5405, is affirmed. Petition for Reconsideration is denied.
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the June 7, 2019 Findings and Order, which found the claims barred by the statute of limitations. The WCAB granted reconsideration to further study the issues and now affirms the WCJ's decision.
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 employer furnished some medical treatment but denied the claims on May 30, 2014. The one-year statute of limitations under Labor Code §5405 began on the date of denial. Applications were filed after the deadline, so the claims are barred.
From the decision · page 4Since this was after the May 30, 2015 deadline, the Order found the claims barred. The Petition has not shown the Order was in error.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.