What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied; WCJ's Findings and Award affirmedp. 9
Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration of WCJ's December 11, 2023 Findings and Award finding permanent total disability without apportionment
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.
QME apportionment opinion not substantial evidence; failed to explain how/why pre-existing condition caused 10% of permanent disability or arrive at percentage to reasonable medical probability
From the decision · page 6including prior industrial injuries.” (Lab. Code, § 4663(c).) We therefore concur with the WCJ’s determination apportionment is not supported in the evidentiary record. (Finding of Fact No. 9.)
No valid apportionment identified; applicant entitled to unapportioned award based on vocational expert finding of 100% loss of earning capacity