What the panel ordered
The Joint Findings, Award and Order issued on April 25, 2022, is rescinded and the matter is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the Joint Findings, Award and Order issued by the WCJ on April 25, 2022; the WCAB granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ decision, returning the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings on a Compromise and Release filed by the parties on June 17, 2024.
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 injury to the neck, right shoulder, hands, wrists, and claimed injury to psyche; applicant contended the WCJ erred in not finding psyche injury and additional temporary disability; the WCAB rescinded the decision and remanded for further proceedings to consider these issues.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant died on September 3, 2020, survived by her husband
Favours neutral