What the panel ordered
Affirmed as amended: orthopedic QME Dr. Hellner will not become the QME for ADJ13326888 and must evaluate applicant pursuant to the Labor Code; chiropractic QME Dr. Kirkwood remains the QME for ADJ13326888p. 13
Defendant's petition for removal of WCJ's Findings and Order regarding QME panel assignments; WCAB granted reconsideration to study issues and issued decision after reconsideration
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 entitled to new chiropractic QME panel for 2020 injury filed after internal medicine QME evaluation; orthopedic QME must address all claims reported before evaluation but does not supersede chiropractic QME for separate claim
From the decision · page 133. Mark Hellner, M.D. will not become the QME for ADJ13326888 and must conduct his evaluation of applicant pursuant to the Labor Code.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.