What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Findings and Award amended; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings
Petition for Reconsideration granted; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings on lower extremity veins injury
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 prevailedmalignant melanoma with metastasis · coronary heart disease · pulmonary emboli · peripheral veins
The Board found that the prior awards totaling 63% for injuries in the same body region under section 4664(c)(1)(G) limit the current award to 37%, rejecting applicant's argument to treat cancer and heart injuries as separate regions.
From the decision · page 310. Defendant met their burden to establish applicant had prior awards totaling 63% in the same region as the current injuries to the heart, both lungs in the form of pulmonary emboli, and cancer in the form of malignant melanoma with metastasis, pursuant to Labor Code, section 4664(c)(1)(G).