What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration and deferred the issuance of a final decision pending further review of the merits and the entire record.p. 8
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on May 22, 2026. The WCJ's decision was preliminarily reviewed by the Appeals Board, which granted the Petition for Reconsideration and deferred the 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.
AOE/COEDeferredright elbow
Further development of the record is required to determine if the applicant suffered injury to the right elbow.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Award (F&A) issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on May 22, 2026. The WCJ found, in relevant part, that: on February 27, 2023, while employed by defendant as a phlebotomist, applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to her right wrist, cervical spine, right shoulder, right hand and fingers; further development of the record is required to determine whether applicant suffered injury to her right elbow in the form of supplemental reporting from panel qualified medical evaluator (QME), Dr. Rod Melvin, D.C.; applicant worked for both Providence St.