What the panel ordered
Findings and Order of October 21, 2020 rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Petition for Reconsideration granted to study factual and legal issues; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
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 WCJ's finding of lack of industrial causation was based on applicant's history being not credible, but the WCAB found the credibility findings inconsistent and the QME's opinion inadequate due to lack of medical records, thus remanding for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1The WCJ found that applicant failed to prove industrial causation of her injury because the WCJ found that applicant's history of injury was not credible.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's testimony was not rejected based on demeanor and no witnesses contradicted her.