What the panel ordered
Rescinded F&A; substituted single cumulative injury finding; remanded for §5500.5 liability period and §5412 date of injury determinationp. 2
Petitions for reconsideration granted; decision after reconsideration
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.
Cumulative traumaApplicant prevailedbilateral upper extremities · neck · gastrointestinal system · CRPS
AME concluded single overarching CT; ongoing treatment between periods; no change in job duties
From the decision · page 8repeated opinions of the AME, coupled with applicant’s continued need for medical treatment between the two claimed injury periods, we conclude that applicant sustained but one cumulative injury. ( Austin, supra, at pp. 234-235.)
Permanent disability ratingApplicant prevailedbilateral upper extremities · neck · gastrointestinal system · CRPS