What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted reconsideration, affirmed the Findings and Award except to defer the right hip injury claim, deny further temporary disability benefits, defer permanent disability and attorney fee issues, and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.
Defendant sought reconsideration and removal of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on July 8, 2022, challenging injury findings, temporary disability benefits, and permanent disability issues. The WCJ recommended granting reconsideration to clarify the record on the right hip injury claim.
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 issues of permanent disability and attorney fees were deferred pending further record development.
From the decision · page 64. The issue of permanent disability caused by applicant's injury is deferred.