What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration was denied by the Appeals Board panel.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration challenging the WCJ's finding regarding the appropriate specialty for the QME 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.
The Appeals Board applied the removal standard and found no significant prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, and reconsideration would be an adequate remedy.
From the decision · page 2WCJ's finding regarding whether chiropractic is the appropriate specialty for the qualified medical evaluator (QME) panel. Therefore, we will apply the removal standard to our review. (See Gaona, supra.)
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The defendant challenged the WCJ's finding regarding whether chiropractic is the appropriate specialty for the QME panel.