What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant challenging the Findings and Award issued by WCJ on May 15, 2025, was denied by the Appeals Board panel on August 15, 2025.
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 facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This language controlled the amount properly deducted from the gross settlement, rejecting defendant's claim for a higher credit.
Favours Applicant prevailed
The credibility of the applicant's testimony undermined defendant's claim for a higher credit.
No evidence was presented of permanent disability advances made after the Order Approving Compromise and Release dated March 22, 2024.