What the panel ordered
The WCJ Findings of Fact, Award and Order dated December 11, 2024, are rescinded and the matter is returned to the district office for further proceedings consistent with the parties' stipulation.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ Findings of Fact, Award and Order; the WCJ had found injury arising out of employment and need for further medical treatment including home healthcare; the WCAB granted reconsideration, then parties stipulated to rescind the WCJ decision and return the matter to trial level for further proceedings.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold March 10, 2025.
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 parties stipulated to rescind the WCJ decision and return the matter to the trial level for further discovery and proceedings, which the WCAB approved.
From the decision · page 2Subsequently, the parties attended the aforementioned status conference to discuss the issues raised. On January 21, 2026, the parties filed a joint Stipulation that in exchange for applicant's agreement to have the December 11, 2024 decision of the WCJ rescinded, defendant will withdraw the Petition for Reconsideration of the decision, in order that the matter be returned to the trial level for further discovery on all issues.