What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied; Findings and Award and Order by WCJ affirmed.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings and Award and Order issued by the WCJ on November 1, 2021, which found applicant sustained injury AOE/COE to heart, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system, and suffered 100% permanent and total disability.
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.
AOE/COEApplicant prevailedrespiratory system
The parties stipulated injury to the respiratory system and the AME acknowledged pneumonia as a presumptive injury for police officers under Labor Code Section 3212, supported by the record and stipulation.
From the decision · page 7Finally, regarding defendant's argument that applicant did not sustain injury to his respiratory system, as noted by the WCJ in his Report:
Permanent disability ratingApplicant prevailedheart · cardiovascular system