What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied.
Defendant filed a timely petition for reconsideration of the WCJ's permanent partial disability rating 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.
Permanent disability ratingDefendant prevailedright wrist · upper extremity
The WCJ credited the primary treating physician's opinion over the QME's lower impairment rating, finding the treating physician's assessment more credible and supported by the evidence, including the absence of pain during grip strength testing.
From the decision · page 3Defendant's petition alleges that the degree of permanent partial disability assigned by the WCJ to applicant's loss of grip strength is not appropriate in light of the evidence. In reaching his opinion regarding permanent partial disability, the WCJ has relied upon the conclusions of the qualified medical evaluator, Dr. Wayne Inman, and applicant's primary treating physician, Glenn Nussbaum DC.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.