What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's October 13, 2025 Findings and Order, and substituted a new order finding the QME Panel #7799762 was valid and not vacated.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's October 13, 2025 Findings and Order that invalidated the QME panel, and the WCAB granted reconsideration and rescinded the WCJ's order.
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 WCAB found that applicant's objection letter met the requirements of Labor Code section 4061, entitling her to a QME panel under section 4062.2, and that the WCJ's invalidation of the QME panel was incorrect and caused significant prejudice to applicant.
From the decision · page 74061 and section 4062. (Joint Exh. 2 - PTP Objection Letter dated 3/12/25.) As discussed below,
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.