What the panel ordered
Findings and Award and Order issued May 19, 2022, rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Petition for reconsideration of the Findings and Award and Order issued May 19, 2022, granted; matter returned to trial level for further development of the record.
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 that the WCJ's application of section 4664(c) was not supported by substantial medical evidence regarding body system assignment and that further development of the record was necessary.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ's apportionment calculation under section 4664(c) was based on prior awards totaling 68% in the catch-all body system category.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This calculation was central to the disability rating and apportionment issue, but lacked substantial medical evidence for body system assignment.