What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact and Award issued August 2, 2022, rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ for consideration of Compromise and Release and further proceedings as deemed appropriate.
Petition for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Award issued by the WCJ on August 2, 2022, granted; matter remanded to WCJ to consider Compromise and Release filed June 8, 2023.
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 applicant contended that the WCJ erred in not finding permanent total disability instead of partial disability.
From the decision · page 3Applicant contends in substance that the WCJ erred in not finding that applicant's injury caused permanent total disability.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant sustained injury to lumbar spine on April 23, 2013, while employed as master mechanic.