What the panel ordered
Petition for removal dismissed by the Appeals Board.
Petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial filed by applicant, dismissed by the Appeals Board to allow the WCJ to create a record at trial.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold November 25, 2024, August 20, 2024, November 9, 2023.
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 Appeals Board dismissed the petition for removal because the WCJ's report recommended denial and the Board found no record to support the objections raised by applicant, allowing the WCJ to address objections at trial.
From the decision · page 1Applicant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on January 8, 2026, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).