What the panel ordered
Defendant’s Petition for Reconsideration is denied; WCJ’s Findings and Award of 86% permanent disability without apportionment stands.p. 5
Defendant petitions for reconsideration of WCJ’s Findings and Award of May 6, 2024.
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.
Permanent disability ratingDefendant prevailedright knee · left knee
DEU rating of 86% PD based on Dr. Graham’s April 6, 2023 report (bilateral knee impairments added per Kite) is substantial evidence and was not objected to.
From the decision · page 3This opinion constituted an appropriate medical opinion and substantial medical evidence and support the adding of the disabilities rather than placing them on the combined values chart (CVC). The rating calculated by DEU at 86% permanent disability is warranted and appropriate.