What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied; petition for removal granted; WCJ's F&O affirmed as amended to find applicant entitled to choose QME specialty, chiropractic specialty appropriate, and stay of chiropractic panel rescinded.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order dated March 2, 2026, regarding injury and QME panel specialty; the WCAB treated the petition as one for removal and reconsideration, ultimately granting removal and amending the F&O.
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.
Defendant's strike letter did not contain any objection to the QME panel specialty, so defendant waived its right to object; applicant was entitled to choose the specialty and chiropractic was appropriate.
From the decision · page 7Not only does the letter not explicitly refer to objection, it does not contain any objection whatsoever. Applicant is entitled to retain the control of the QME process and did nothing to lose that control. Thus, defendant waived its right to an objection.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.