What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; original Findings and Award rescinded; new Findings of Fact substituted correcting employment period and injury date for Fresno County Fire Protection District; all other issues deferred.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued on October 22, 2025, challenging the injury date and burial expenses; the WCAB granted reconsideration and issued a Decision After Reconsideration on January 16, 2026.
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 award of burial expenses is premature as the issue was not raised at trial and there is no evidence of payment; attorney fees are also premature as they depend on compensation awards.
The WCJ's finding of December 5, 2017 as the injury date under section 5412 is supported by Dr. Wiseman's medical opinion and the parties' stipulations; liability under section 5500.5 is deferred and related to the period of employment exposure.