What the panel ordered
Findings and Award rescinded and matter remanded to WCJ to consider the Compromise and Releasep. 2
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.
Panel expressly stated its decision should not be construed as a ruling on the merits of the petitions for reconsideration.
From the decision · page 1the WCJ found that applicant sustained injury to his rectum, left eye, lumbar spine, and left knee arising out of and in the course of his employment as a mechanical welder during a cumulative period from January 1, 2017, to October 28, 2017
Parties filed a fully executed Compromise and Release, prompting rescission of the Findings and Award and remand to the WCJ to consider the settlement.
From the decision · page 1On March 3, 2023, the parties filed a fully executed Compromise and Release. In order to expedite review and approval of the Compromise and Release, we will rescind the March 9, 2022 Findings and Award and remand this matter to the WCJ to consider the Compromise and Release.