What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Findings of Fact, Awards & Orders amended to find 51% permanent disability with no apportionment; employer name corrected; attorney's fees amended accordingly; otherwise affirmed.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the Findings of Fact, Awards & Orders issued by the WCJ on March 30, 2026, which found 38% permanent disability after apportionment. The WCJ recommended denial of the petition, but the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the findings.
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 found that the medical opinion on apportionment by Dr. Sean Robinson was not substantial evidence due to lack of adequate explanation and reliance on speculation, thus rejecting apportionment and awarding permanent disability without apportionment.
From the decision · page 13(Exhibit CC, Sean Robinson, M.D., March 4, 2025, PDF p. 64, emphasis added.) The statements provided do not explain how the identified factors caused applicant's