What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; March 14, 2023 Amended Findings of Fact, Award, and Order affirmed with amendment to Finding No. 9 regarding Dr. Abri's causation findings
Petition for Reconsideration granted and decision after reconsideration issued affirming and amending the March 14, 2023 Amended Findings of Fact, Award, and Order
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 Board found that Dr. Abri's report included causation findings despite defendants' cover letter restricting causation discussion, and that the medical/legal costs for Dr. Abri's report were properly incurred and should be paid.
From the decision · page 29. Dr. Abri issued a December 16, 2019 panel QME report which included a discussion about causation based on findings of bruxism/parafunctional habit (clenching and grinding of teeth) secondary to stress and emotional factors, psychological factors, sleep disorder, xerostomia, and dry mouth.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.