What the panel ordered
Findings and Award issued on November 21, 2022, rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ to consider stipulations with request for award and further proceedings as deemed appropriate.
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on November 21, 2022, which found 71% permanent partial disability; the WCJ recommended granting reconsideration and further development of the medical record; the Appeals Board granted reconsideration on February 6, 2023, and after settlement stipulations were filed, rescinded the November 21, 2022 Findings and Award and remanded to the WCJ for consideration of the stipulations and further proceedings.
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WCJ found 71% permanent partial disability, but applicant contended for permanent total disability; the Appeals Board rescinded the partial disability award and remanded for further consideration of settlement stipulations.
From the decision · page 1applicant, petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on November 21, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found that applicant sustained permanent partial disability of 71% as a result of his industrial injury.