What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed and denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel after review of the WCJ's report and opinion.
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 WCJ found the applicant's testimony credible and supported by medical evidence from Dr. John Lane, establishing the injury and its mechanism as consistent with the objective findings, thus meeting the burden of proof for injury AOE/COE.
From the decision · page 3Applicant alleged that on the date of his alleged injury he was unloading a truck
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's credible testimony of injury occurrence and reporting to employer prior to termination.
Favours Applicant prevailed