What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; WCJ's F&O affirmed except the issue of liability for the medical-legal evaluation is deferred. Lien for self-procured medical treatment is disallowed.
Lien claimant Spectrum Medical Group sought reconsideration of the WCJ's April 18, 2024 Findings and Order disallowing its lien for self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal evaluation. The WCAB granted reconsideration, affirmed the F&O except to defer the issue of liability for the medical-legal evaluation.
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 record does not fully support a finding of no liability for the medical-legal evaluation; issue deferred for further development of the record.
From the decision · page 6Therefore, we defer the issue of whether lien claimant is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the medical-legal evaluation.
Lien claimant did not prove that applicant sustained compensable industrial injury; no challenge to AOE/COE finding in the Petition.