What the panel ordered
The WCAB rescinded the April 10, 2023 Amended Findings and Award and returned the matter to the WCJ to consider the Compromise and Release and conduct further proceedings as appropriate.
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's April 10, 2023 Amended Findings and Award; the WCJ found applicant sustained injury and permanent disability of 71% after apportionment; the WCJ recommended denial of reconsideration; the WCAB granted reconsideration, parties mediated, and reached a proposed settlement for Compromise and Release; the WCAB rescinded the April 10, 2023 decision and returned the matter to the WCJ for settlement review and further proceedings.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold July 7, 2022.
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 defendant contended the record lacked substantial medical evidence to support the 71% permanent disability rating, but the WCJ found otherwise and the reconsideration was procedural, not on merits.
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