What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; matter referred for status conference; final decision deferred pending further review.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the April 25, 2025 Findings and Orders denying reopening for new and further disability; the Appeals Board grants reconsideration and defers final decision pending further review.
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.
Applicant's petition was timely filed within 20 days of actual receipt of the Findings and Orders, supported by applicant's declaration and WCJ's report.
From the decision · page 3We first address the issue of the timeliness of applicant's petition. Ordinarily, an "aggrieved" party must file a petition for reconsideration of a final order, "within 20 days after the service" of the order or the Appeals Board will have no jurisdiction. (Lab. Code, § 5903; Rymer v. Hagler (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 1171, 1182 [260 Cal.Rptr. 76]; Scott v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1981) 122 Cal.App.3d 979, 984 [46 Cal.Comp.Cases 1008, 1011]; U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com. (Hinojoza) (1962) 201 Cal.App.2d 545, 548 [27 Cal.Comp.Cases 73, 75- 76].) However, when a party entitled to service is not served with a final WCAB order, the party has 20 days from actual receipt of the order within which to file a petition for reconsideration of