What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; WCJ's Findings and Award affirmed except amended to add Award and correct PD indemnity calculation; 50% PD without apportionmentp. 5
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of WCJ's Findings and Award of June 15, 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.
ApportionmentApplicant prevailedleft knee
QME apportionment opinion not substantial medical evidence because it failed to explain how pre-existing osteoarthritis contributed to need for TKA or poor surgical result
From the decision · page 4who are symptomatic or asymptomatic. We are unable to discern how this relates to the percentage of applicant’s permanent disability caused by factors other than the disability. Accordingly, since there is no substantial medical evidence of apportionment, we affirm the WCJ’s finding of 50% permanent disability without apportionment.