What the panel ordered
The WCAB denied the Petition for Reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's findings of 57% disability and rejecting the claim for 100% disability or rebuttal of the PDRS.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration on March 16, 2026, of the WCJ's February 17, 2026, Joint Findings, Award & Order in which the WCJ found 57% disability in ADJ11728160, the cumulative claim.
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 ratingDefendant prevailedbilateral wrists · bilateral hands
The WCAB found no substantial medical evidence to rebut the AMA Guides impairment ratings and denied the claim for 100% disability under the presumption of total disability for loss of both hands or use thereof.
From the decision · page 1Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) on March 16, 2026, of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ)'s February 17, 2026, Joint Findings, Award & Order (FA&O), in which, as relevant here, the WCJ found that applicant sustained 57% disability in ADJ11728160, the cumulative claim.