What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Applicant after denial of setting aside Order Approving Compromise and Release dated 9/4/19, reviewed by WCJ and denied.
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.
Applicant failed to establish good cause such as fraud, duress, or mistake to set aside the Compromise and Release agreement; new medical evidence or difference in medical opinion is insufficient; applicant was represented by counsel and had opportunity to review evidence; fear of credit for TD overpayment was ungrounded and unreasonable.
From the decision · page 4The undersigned found that the applicant failed to establish good cause to set aside the Compromise and Release agreement signed by the parties on 9/4/19 and
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.