What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Applicant challenging WCJ's Findings and Award denying industrial injury claim; WCJ report adopted and incorporated by WCAB panel.
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.
AOE/COEDefendant prevailedright shoulder · right arm · right elbow · right wrist · right hand · neck · lower back · waist · abdominal pain
Applicant failed to meet burden of proof for cumulative trauma injury; WCJ's credibility determinations were given great weight and supported by substantial evidence; defense witnesses' testimony found credible and more persuasive.
From the decision · page 10It was found that Applicant did not sustain a cumulative trauma injury to his right shoulder, right arm, right elbow, right wrist, right hand, neck, lower back, waist and abdominal pain (possible hernia) based upon Applicant's failure to meet his burden of proof. It was specifically noted that his testimony was self-serving and lack credibility.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.