What the panel ordered
Reconsideration granted; WCJ decision amended to correct impairment calculation to 138% and otherwise affirmedp. 1
Petition for Reconsideration from WCJ's November 6, 2023 Amended Findings and Award on SIBTF application
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.
Permanent disability ratingApplicant prevailedlow back · lower extremities
Low back injury with radiculopathy to legs met 5% threshold; AME Anderson and Woodcox ratings constitute substantial medical evidence
From the decision · page 6He then had a subsequent injury on April 14, 2015, to the low back with radiculopathy affecting the left leg, resulting in Whole Person Impairment of 19% before any adjustment, DFEC, occupation or age.
Permanent disability ratingApplicant prevailedfeet · ankles