What the panel ordered
Findings and Award of September 30, 2020, rescinded; Compromise and Release filed May 27, 2021, approved; jurisdiction reserved on attorneys' fee division.
Petition for reconsideration of Findings and Award issued by WCJ on September 30, 2020, granted; matter resolved by 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 WCJ found the injury caused permanent total disability, but the matter was resolved by compromise and release approved by the WCAB.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
applicant sustained an injury on May 29, 2012, arising out of and in the course of employment as a carpenter.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact establishes the basis for the workers' compensation claim and the subsequent findings and award.
The WCJ found that the injury caused need for further medical treatment and permanent total disability.