What the panel ordered
The WCAB denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's findings and award.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the First Amended Joint Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on March 21, 2022, challenging the substantial evidence of QME Dr. Hascall's reports on causation and apportionment and requesting further record development.
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.
AOE/COEApplicant prevailedneck · right shoulder · bilateral wrists · lumbar spine · bilateral knees · hypertension · sleep disorder
The WCJ found that applicant sustained injury to multiple body parts and conditions arising out of and in the course of employment, supported by substantial evidence including medical reports and applicant's credible testimony.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the First Amended Joint Findings and Award (F&A) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on March 21, 2022, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that in case number ADJ8299055 applicant sustained injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his neck, right shoulder, bilateral wrists, lumbar spine, bilateral knees, and in the form of hypertension, and sleep disorder; that the injury caused 80% permanent disability; and that 85% of the lumbar and cervical spine permanent disability was the result of the industrial injury.1