What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration was granted, the January 27, 2026 Findings and Order was rescinded, and the matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the January 27, 2026 Findings and Order where the WCJ found no work-related injury due to lack of medical evidence; the WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the F&O, and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.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 WCJ initially found no medical evidence supporting injury, but the WCAB found the QME reports were critical evidence that should have been admitted and that the WCJ erred in denying remote testimony and in proceeding without considering the QME reports, thus remanding for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the January 27, 2026 Findings and Order ("F&O"), wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge ("WCJ") found that applicant did not suffer a work-related injury, based upon a lack of supporting medical evidence. Applicant contends that the WCJ erred by failing admit and consider reports prepared by a Qualified Medical Evaluator ("QME") that found applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of his employment ("AOE/COE").