What the panel ordered
Decision of August 24, 2021 rescinded; case returned to WCJ for further proceedings and settlement consideration
Matter pending on reconsideration; Appeals Board rescinded prior WCJ decision and returned case to trial level for settlement review
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The Appeals Board rescinded the prior WCJ decision and returned the case to the trial level to allow the WCJ to review the proposed settlement while the matter was pending on reconsideration, as the District Office is precluded from acting on the case during reconsideration.
From the decision · page 1It has come to the attention of the Appeals Board that, while this matter has been pending on reconsideration, the parties have reached a proposed settlement.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties reached a proposed settlement while the matter was pending on reconsideration.