What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact & Award of January 2, 2026, which was granted by the Appeals Board panel, deferring final decision pending further review.
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 granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration due to incomplete and insufficiently developed medical evidence and deferred final decision pending further review.
From the decision · page 7Based on our review, we are not persuaded that the record is properly developed. Taking into account the statutory time constraints for acting on the petition, and based upon our initial review of the record, we believe reconsideration must be granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. We believe that this action is necessary to give us a complete understanding of the record and to enable us to issue a just and reasoned decision. Reconsideration is therefore granted for this purpose and for such further proceedings as we may hereafter determine to be appropriate.