What the panel ordered
Decision after reconsideration amends prior Findings and Award to find hypertension disability not subject to apportionment; issues of occupational group, permanent disability rating, and attorneys' fees deferred for further analysis
Petition for Reconsideration granted to study factual and legal issues; WCJ Findings and Award of Fact of January 17, 2020 reviewed
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.
ApportionmentApplicant prevailedcirculatory system · heart
Applicant's hypertension constitutes 'heart trouble' under Labor Code section 3212.2 and is therefore not subject to apportionment under Labor Code section 4663(e).
From the decision · page 4we find that applicant's hypertension, which caused left ventricular hypertrophy, constitutes "heart trouble" for the purposes of Labor Code section 3212.2. Because applicant's hypertension falls under Labor Code section 3212.2, his disability is exempt from apportionment, as provided by