What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration deniedp. 8
Defendant SIBTF seeks reconsideration of WCJ's Findings and Award finding applicant's petition for SIBTF benefits timely
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.
Statute of limitationsApplicant prevailedneck · right knee
No Board findings on permanent disability existed because the claim was settled via C&R; QME report did not constitute equivalent notice of probable SIBTF liability; no evidence established when applicant acquired knowledge of probable SIBTF liability
From the decision · page 2On June 19, 2024, the matter proceeded to trial on the issue of “Statute of limitations pursuant to Lab. Code, § 5410 or untimely filing of an SIF benefit.” (Minutes of Hearing and Summary of Evidence, June 19, 2024, p. 3:2.)
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.