What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact issued July 28, 2023 rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ to consider Compromise and Release and conduct further proceedings as appropriate
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact issued by the WCJ on July 28, 2023; reconsideration was granted to study factual and legal issues; parties resolved claim by Compromise and Release filed February 29, 2024; Board rescinded July 28, 2023 Findings of Fact and remanded to WCJ to consider Compromise and Release
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 Board granted reconsideration to study factual and legal issues and remanded to the WCJ to consider the Compromise and Release, indicating procedural disposition rather than merits determination.
From the decision · page 1Applicant timely petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact that was issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on July 28, 2023. We granted reconsideration to study the factual and legal issues in this matter.1
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.