What the panel ordered
The WCJ Findings of Fact, Award and Order dated December 11, 2024, are rescinded and the matter is returned to the district office for further proceedings consistent with the parties' stipulation.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ Findings of Fact, Award and Order; the WCJ had found injury arising out of employment and need for further medical treatment including home healthcare; the WCAB granted reconsideration, then parties stipulated to rescind the WCJ decision and return the matter to trial level for further proceedings.
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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 parties stipulated to rescind the WCJ decision and return the matter to the trial level for further discovery and proceedings, which the WCAB approved.
From the decision · page 2Subsequently, the parties attended the aforementioned status conference to discuss the issues raised. On January 21, 2026, the parties filed a joint Stipulation that in exchange for applicant's agreement to have the December 11, 2024 decision of the WCJ rescinded, defendant will withdraw the Petition for Reconsideration of the decision, in order that the matter be returned to the trial level for further discovery on all issues.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties filed a joint stipulation to rescind the WCJ decision and return the matter to the trial level for further discovery and proceedings.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This stipulation led the WCAB to approve rescission and remand, resolving the reconsideration petition.
From the decision · page 2Subsequently, the parties attended the aforementioned status conference to discuss the issues raised. On January 21, 2026, the parties filed a joint Stipulation that in exchange for applicant's agreement to have the December 11, 2024 decision of the WCJ rescinded, defendant will withdraw the Petition for Reconsideration of the decision, in order that the matter be returned to the trial level for further discovery on all issues.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code provisions governing reconsideration and appeals
Applied to approve rescission of WCJ decision and return to trial level
From the decision · page 2In accordance with the joint stipulation of the parties, and as our Opinion and Decision after Reconsideration, we will rescind the Findings of Fact, Award, and Order of the workers' compensation administrative law judge dated December 11, 2024, and return this matter to the district office for further proceedings consistent with the parties' stipulation.
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