What the panel ordered
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding of industrial injury.
Defendant filed a timely and verified Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order of March 2, 2023, which found industrial injury to applicant's cervical spine, lumbar spine, and knees during employment.
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/COEApplicant prevailedcervical spine · lumbar spine · knees
The WCJ found industrial injury based on Dr. Schwarz's clarified opinion in his supplemental report, which was admitted despite being procured after the close of discovery, resolving prior conflicting medical opinions.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of a workers' compensation administrative law judge's (WCJ) Findings and Order of March 2, 2023, wherein it was found that while employed during a cumulative period ending on December 31, 2019 as a teacher assistant, applicant sustained industrial injury to her cervical spine, lumbar spine, and knees.