What the panel ordered
Findings and Award affirmed except amended to correct permanent disability award value and attorney's fees
Petition for Reconsideration granted in part to amend the Findings and Award; otherwise denied
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 WCJ found injury AOE/COE to hypertensive heart disease based on substantial medical evidence from Dr. Alpern's reports, and the Appeals Board agreed that the stipulation was valid and the medical evidence was well reasoned and adequate.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties stipulated to injury arising out of and in the course of employment to hypertensive heart disease.
Favours Applicant prevailed
The WCJ found no good cause to set aside the stipulation, which formed the basis for the injury finding and award.
Dr. Alpern's medical reports were found to be substantial medical evidence, well reasoned and based on adequate history, examination, and objective evidence.