What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact amended to find injury to cervical spine, lumbar spine, right hand, right shoulder, right knee, and left ankle; deferred injury to left shoulder, left hand, and nose; affirmed otherwise.
Petition for Reconsideration granted to amend Findings of Fact regarding injury and insurance carrier identity.
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 WCJ found the applicant credible and relied on QME Dr. Oechsel's medical opinion, which was based on reasonable medical probability and an adequate examination, to find injury to specified body parts arising out of employment. The Board deferred injury findings for left shoulder, left hand, and nose due to lack of medical evidence.
From the decision · page 5Accordingly, we amend the Findings of Fact to find that applicant sustained injury to his cervical spine, lumbar spine, right hand, right shoulder, right knee, and left ankle and that defendant was insured by Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, administered by Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies. We defer the issue of whether applicant sustained injury to his left shoulder, left knee and nose, and otherwise affirm the Findings of Fact.