What the panel ordered
Findings and Award rescinded and substituted; date of injury found to be August 5, 1999; 1997 PDRS applies; temporary total disability indemnity for August 5, 1999 to May 2, 2001 denied; permanent disability, apportionment, life pension, COLA, and attorney fees deferred; City of Los Angeles liable for reasonable and necessary self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal costs; jurisdiction reserved for disputes
Petition for Reconsideration granted; prior Findings and Award rescinded and substituted
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.
Applicant had knowledge of his Hepatitis C injury in 1997 or 1998 but did not have compensable disability until August 5, 1999, making that the date of injury under section 5412.
From the decision · page 92. Applicant's date of injury under Labor Code section 5412 is August 5, 1999.
City of Los Angeles is liable for reasonable and necessary self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal costs, with jurisdiction reserved for disputes.
From the decision · page 910. The City of Los Angeles is liable for reasonable and necessary self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal costs. This includes reasonable mileage reimbursement for medical treatment and medical-legal evaluations, subject to proof, to be adjusted between the parties, and jurisdiction is reserved to the trial level in the event of a dispute.
The claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 is barred due to statutory issue preclusion as the issue was previously litigated and is not subject to reopening even upon discovery of new evidence.
From the decision · page 99. Applicant's claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 is barred.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant had knowledge of his Hepatitis C injury in 1997 or 1998 but did not have compensable disability until August 5, 1999.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact establishes the date of injury under Labor Code section 5412, which affects the applicable permanent disability rating schedule and indemnity rates.
From the decision · page 92. Applicant's date of injury under Labor Code section 5412 is August 5, 1999.
The claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 was barred due to statutory issue preclusion.
Favours Defendant prevailed
The issue was previously litigated and is not subject to reopening even upon discovery of new evidence, resulting in denial of the claim.
From the decision · page 99. Applicant's claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 is barred.
What the panel did with the medical opinions
The role the physician served, and the weight the opinion carried. Physicians are named here as the decision names them; we do not score them.
Found applicant permanent and stationary from the effects of the injury on May 2, 2001.
From the decision · page 911. Applicant is found to be permanent and stationary from the effects of this injury on May 2, 2001 pursuant to the findings of Roger Nacouzi, M.D.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5412
Labor Code section 5412
Determines the date of injury for occupational disease cases based on disability and knowledge.
From the decision · page 92. Applicant's date of injury under Labor Code section 5412 is August 5, 1999.
Labor Code Sections 5815 and 4656; Radesky v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 37 Cal. App. 3d 537; Nickelsberg v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (1991) 54 Cal. 3d 288
Precludes reopening of issues previously litigated, barring the claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the specified period.
From the decision · page 99. Applicant's claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 is barred.
Labor Code Section 5811
Labor Code Section 5811
Establishes liability for reasonable and necessary self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal costs.
From the decision · page 910. The City of Los Angeles is liable for reasonable and necessary self-procured medical treatment and medical-legal costs. This includes reasonable mileage reimbursement for medical treatment and medical-legal evaluations, subject to proof, to be adjusted between the parties, and jurisdiction is reserved to the trial level in the event of a dispute.
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
Applicant had knowledge of his Hepatitis C injury in 1997 or 1998 but did not have compensable disability until August 5, 1999.
From the decision · page 92. Applicant's date of injury under Labor Code section 5412 is August 5, 1999.
The issue of temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 to May 2, 2001 was previously litigated and barred by statutory issue preclusion.
From the decision · page 99. Applicant's claim for temporary total disability indemnity for the period August 5, 1999 through May 2, 2001 is barred.
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