What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board granted the Petition for Reconsideration, rescinded the February 11, 2025 Findings and Order, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order issued on February 11, 2025, which found no substantial medical evidence of industrial injury and ordered that applicant take nothing. The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation to deny reconsideration. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the February 11, 2025 decision, returning the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.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 Appeals Board found that the WCJ erred in relying on a QME's summary of subrosa video not in evidence to discredit applicant's credibility and that the medical evidence supported industrial injury. The matter was returned for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the "Findings and Order and Opinion on Decision" (F&O) issued on February 11, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ found, in pertinent part, that the facts and medical evidence were irreconcilable in this case and found no substantial medical evidence proving industrial injury. The WCJ ordered that applicant take nothing on his claim.