What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Defendant filed a timely Petition for Reconsideration on February 12, 2021, challenging the Findings and Award dated January 22, 2021, which awarded applicant permanent disability benefits based on QME Dr. Kim's report.
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 Board found Dr. Kim's QME report to be substantial medical evidence supporting the permanent disability rating and future medical care, as it was reasonable, credible, and consistent with applicant's testimony, while the opposing PTP report was less persuasive.
From the decision · page 4The QME Report of Donald Kim, M.D., is Substantial Medical Evidence on the Issue of Permanent Disability:
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Dr. Kim's QME report provided a detailed and reasonable permanent disability rating of 19% for the right shoulder and right arm, including future medical care.