What the panel ordered
Findings and Award rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings and new decision after total knee replacement surgeryp. 4
Petitions for reconsideration granted; decision after reconsideration
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 ratingRemandedleft knee
Accurate rating not possible until after total knee replacement surgery
From the decision · page 3Based on the medical record and the filings in EAMS as described above, we conclude that an accurate rating of permanent disability will not be possible until after applicant has undergone total knee replacement surgery.
ApportionmentRemandedleft knee
Reporting physicians and WCJ must revisit apportionment after surgery