What the panel ordered
Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration is granted. Final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review of the merits and consideration of the entire record.
Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings & Award issued on October 31, 2025 by the WCJ. The WCAB grants the Petition for Reconsideration and defers final decision pending further review of the merits.
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 WCJ found the treatment request reasonable and necessary and that defendant failed to show a change in condition or meet statutory requirements for denial. The WCAB granted reconsideration to further review the merits and statutory law.
From the decision · page 1The WCJ found, in pertinent part, that applicant, while employed on May 23, 2024 as a driver, at Irvine, California, sustained injury arising out of in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his left eye, left side of face, head, neck, left arm, chest, left shoulder, and injury in the form of a concussion with all other body parts deferred. The WCJ further found that the treatment request for continual care at Casa Colina is reasonable and necessary, and that defendant has not provided evidence of a change in applicant's condition or circumstances that show that applicant's treatment at Casa Colina is no longer reasonably required. Additionally, the WCJ found that applicant does not have the burden of being required to provide a new Request for Authorization (RFA), and that defendant failed to meet the requirements of Labor Code Section 4610(i)(4)(C)1 and Title 8, California Code of Regulations 9792.9.1(e)(6). Applicant was awarded further medical treatment at Casa Colina.