What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Applicant after denial of reopening a Compromise and Release settlement; WCJ report recommended denial of reconsideration.
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.
Reconsideration / removalDefendant prevailedneck · back · psyche · head · mouth · arm · hand · abdomen · brain · jaw · body systems · chest · trunk · thorax · thoracic spine · heart · lungs · arteries · bilateral shoulders · nervous system · stress · circulatory system · tachycardia · cardiac arrhythmia · palpitations · hypertension · left carotid artery · ischemic changes · excretory system · respiratory system · dyspnea · seizures · epilepsy
Applicant failed to establish good cause to reopen the Compromise and Release settlement; no credible evidence of fraud, duress, or procedural irregularities.
From the decision · page 5GOOD CAUSE TO REOPEN Generally good cause to rescind an Order Approving Compromise and Release r quires showing that the settlement was secured by fraud, mutual mistake, duress, undue influence, or substantial procedural irregularities. Applicant claims fraud and duress, of which there is no credible evidence.