What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board granted defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, rescinded the January 16, 2026 Findings of Fact, and substituted a new Findings of Fact finding the claim of injury is not barred by Labor Code section 3600(a)(9) and deferring all other issues.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact issued January 16, 2026, which found injury arising out of and in the course of employment to applicant's right knee. The WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration recommending denial of reconsideration. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the January 16, 2026 Findings, and substituted a new Findings deferring all other issues except that the claim is not barred by Labor Code section 3600(a)(9).
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 the claim of injury is not barred by Labor Code section 3600(a)(9) and deferred all other issues due to lack of substantial medical evidence and the need for further record development.
From the decision · page 12Accordingly, we grant reconsideration and rescind the Findings of Fact and substitute a new Findings of Fact that finds that the claim of injury is not barred by section 3600(a)(9) and defers all other issues. We make no other substantive changes.