What the panel ordered
Petition granted; March 11, 2025 F&O rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedingsp. 17
WCJ issued Findings and Order replacing QME; applicant petitioned for removal; Appeals Board treated as reconsideration, granted, rescinded F&O
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.
WCJ incorrectly interpreted statute and regulation; replacement not automatic when QME unavailable within 120 days in represented case
From the decision · page 16Accordingly, we grant the Petition as one seeking reconsideration, and as our Decision After Reconsideration, we rescind the March 11, 2025 F&O and return the matter to the trial level for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
WCJ findings of employment and industrial injury are threshold/final; petition treated as reconsideration but removal standard applied to QME issue