What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted the petition for reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's Findings and Order of July 6, 2021, and returned the matter for further proceedings and decision.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ Findings and Order of July 6, 2021, which found no industrial injury; the WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ decision, and returned the matter for further proceedings.
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 WCAB found the WCJ's credibility findings insufficiently material and noted the need for further development of the record, including clarifications on medical evidence and apportionment analysis, thus remanding the case for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of a workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) Findings and Order of July 6, 2021, wherein it was found that applicant did not sustain industrial injury to his trunk, hand, back, leg, upper extremity, lower extremity and psyche while employed as an automobile mechanic during a cumulative period ending on July 10, 2016.1