What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; March 11, 2025 Findings and Order rescinded and substituted; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings on defendant's liability amount under Labor Code section 4622.
Lien claimant Spectrum Medical Group seeks reconsideration of the March 11, 2025 Findings and Order denying the lien for medical-legal expenses; the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation to deny the petition; the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's order, returning the matter for further proceedings.
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 found that Dr. Nia was properly designated as the primary treating physician and that the medical-legal report was properly requested and necessary to prove the contested claim, thus the lien claimant met the burden of proof for entitlement to medical-legal expenses. The issue of the amount of liability was deferred for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Lien claimant Spectrum Medical Group (lien claimant) seeks reconsideration of the March 11, 2025 Findings and Order (F&O), wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found that applicant while employed during the period of September 1, 2023 through April 15, 2024 by defendant as a swimming pool servicer did not sustain injury arising out of and in the course of employment to multiple body parts; that there is no liability for self-procured medical treatment; and that the lien of Spectrum Medical is denied.