What the panel ordered
the Findings and Order issued in this matter on September 8, 2021, be RESCINDED, and that this matter be REMANDED to the workers' compensation administrative law judge to consider the Compromise and Release and for such further proceedings as he deems appropriatep. 3
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact and Order issued September 8, 2021. The WCJ issued a report recommending reversal. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, the parties participated in a settlement conference and reached a Compromise and Release which was filed February 16, 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 matter was remanded without decision on the merits due to settlement by Compromise and Release.
From the decision · page 1the WCJ found that Dr. Bertoldi’s request for authorization of treatment for applicant was invalid as he was not shown to be within the employer’s medical provider network (MPN)
The matter was remanded without decision on the merits due to settlement by Compromise and Release.