What the panel ordered
First Amended Findings of Fact, Awards and Order issued on February 21, 2023, rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ for further proceedings on Compromise and Release.
Petition for reconsideration filed by defendant; decision after reconsideration rescinds prior WCJ decision and remands for further proceedings on a Compromise and Release.
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 found that the applicant sustained injury causing permanent total disability, but the WCAB remanded for further proceedings on the Compromise and Release without ruling on the merits of the permanent total disability finding.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment on August 6, 2012, to multiple body systems including cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, neurological system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, urological system, vestibular system, muscle and connective tissue, cognitive system, circadian system, reproductive system, and psyche.