What the panel ordered
DENIEDp. 4
Applicant seeks removal of the Opinion and Decision After Reconsideration (Opinion) issued by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Appeals Board) on September 13, 2021. By the Opinion, the Appeals Board in a split decision amended the Findings of Fact (Findings) issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on April 27, 2021 to find that applicant must attend an examination with the qualified medical evaluator (QME). The WCJ’s decision was otherwise affirmed. Applicant contends that she will be subject to significant prejudice and irreparable harm if she is compelled to utilize the current QME, George Watkin, M.D.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold September 13, 2021.
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.
Applicant's Petition was filed on October 6, 2021, more than 25 days after the WCJ’s April 27, 2021 decision.
From the decision · page 2To the extent, applicant is still contesting whether she is entitled to a replacement QME panel, her Petition is untimely with regard to the WCJ’s Findings on that issue.