What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied, affirming the WCJ's Findings, Award and Order.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings, Award and Order issued by the WCJ on May 22, 2023, which denied injury claims for certain body parts and conditions.
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.
AOE/COEDefendant prevailedcervical spine · thoracic spine · lumbar spine · shoulders · GERD · lungs · HIV · heart · blood system
Applicant failed to meet burden of proof to show industrial injury on disputed body parts and conditions despite multiple opportunities to develop the medical record; Appeals Board found no good cause to further delay resolution by additional record development.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings, Award and Order (F&A) in case number ADJ7745966, issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on May 22, 2023, wherein the WCJ found that applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, shoulders, and in the form of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease); the WCJ also found that applicant did not sustain injury AOE/COE to his lungs or in the form of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).