What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; WCJ decision amended to award 15% increase in permanent disability indemnity under Lab. Code § 4658(d)(2); otherwise affirmedp. 2
Applicant petition for reconsideration of WCJ Findings and Award of October 18, 2021
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.
Employer did not offer regular, modified, or alternative work within 60 days of P&S; applicant's retirement was not voluntary
From the decision · page 2We will grant reconsideration and amend the WCJ’s decision to reflect that applicant is entitled to a 15% increase in permanent disability indemnity pursuant to Lab. Code, § 4658(d).
No substantial medical evidence of synergistic effect between psyche and orthopedic impairments; different specialists; Combined Values Chart appropriate