What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; WCJ's Finding of August 29, 2023 rescinded; new decision finding specific industrial injury to neck and shoulders on February 21, 2022 in ADJ16206424; cumulative injury claim ADJ16206398 denied; all other issues deferred with jurisdiction reserved.
Applicant filed timely Petitions for Reconsideration challenging the WCJ's Finding of August 29, 2023, which denied industrial injury for the specific injury claim and dismissed the cumulative injury claim. The WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's decision on the specific injury claim, and issued a new decision finding industrial injury for the specific injury claim but affirmed no cumulative injury.
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 WCAB affirmed the finding that there was no medical evidence supporting a cumulative injury claim, thus denying the cumulative injury claim.
The WCAB found that the applicant sustained a specific industrial injury to his neck and shoulders on February 21, 2022, based on the applicant's testimony, co-worker testimony, and the QME's medical report, despite the WCJ's initial contrary credibility finding.