What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration of WCJ Findings of Fact issued February 18, 2021, denied by WCAB panel decision
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.
Temporary disabilityDefendant prevailedleft shoulder
The WCAB found no substantial medical evidence to support an award of temporary disability benefits from November 2, 2020, onward, as the medical reports did not meet the substantial evidence criteria and the applicant was already receiving lifetime medical treatment after the injury was deemed permanent and stationary.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact, (Findings) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on February 18, 2021, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant sustained injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to her left shoulder, and that applicant was not entitled to temporary disability benefits for the period from November 2, 2020, "to present." (Findings.)