What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted the Petition for Reconsideration and deferred the final decision after reconsideration pending further review of the merits and the entire record.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the June 10, 2024 Findings of Fact and Order by the WCJ. The WCJ found industrial injury and timely Utilization Review determination but declined jurisdiction on medical necessity. The WCAB granted reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold May 10, 2024.
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 WCAB granted reconsideration to allow further review of the merits and the entire record, deferring final decision.
From the decision · page 2Based upon our preliminary review of the record, we will grant applicant's Petition for Reconsideration. Our order granting the Petition for Reconsideration is not a final order, and we will order that a final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review of the merits of the Petition for Reconsideration and further consideration of the entire record in light of the applicable statutory and decisional law. Once a final decision after reconsideration is issued by the Appeals Board, any aggrieved person may timely seek a writ of review pursuant to Labor Code section 5950 et seq.