What the panel ordered
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's Findings, Award and Order dated October 17, 2022, denying defendant's petition for reconsideration.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings, Award and Order issued on October 17, 2022; WCJ report recommended denial of reconsideration; WCAB issued decision after reconsideration affirming the WCJ's decision.
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 and WCAB found that the QME Dr. Lonky's medical opinions were substantial evidence, reasonably based on facts and history, and supported causation that applicant's cancer was caused at least in part by workplace chemical exposure.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings, Award and Order (F&A) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on October 17, 2022, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant sustained injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his face, mouth, jaw, and neck in the form of squamous cell cancer and subsequent lung cancer.