What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant challenging the WCJ's Findings and Award of 0% permanent disability based on QME Dr. Sonu's medical reports.
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 WCJ's Findings and Award of 0% permanent disability based on QME Dr. Sonu's medical reports is supported by substantial evidence, including well-reasoned reports and thorough examination by Dr. Sonu.
From the decision · page 4The Findings of Fact and Award of 0% permanent disability based on QME Dr. Sonu 's medical reporting is not substantial evidence.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Dr. Sonu reviewed the July 28, 2022 EMG study which was within normal limits and found no significant evidence of neuropathy, nerve entrapment syndrome, or radiculopathy.