What the panel ordered
Findings and Order of August 27, 2020 rescinded; case returned to WCJ for further proceedings and new decision.
Petition for Reconsideration granted to further study factual and legal issues; prior Findings and Order rescinded and matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings.
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.
AOE/COERemandedhead · back · neck · shoulder
Dr. Shaw's medical opinions were found not to be substantial evidence because they were based on an inadequate medical history and lack of review of treating physicians' records, leading to rescission of the prior Findings and Order and remand for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Order (F&O) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on August 27, 2020, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that based on the reports of pain medicine qualified medical examiner (QME) James B. Shaw, M.D., applicant did not sustain injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE), to her head, back, neck, and shoulder; and the WCJ ordered that applicant take nothing by way of her injury claim.