What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Defendant challenging compensability finding and denied by WCAB panel
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/COEApplicant prevailedlumbar spine · left leg · left hip
The WCJ's credibility determinations were given great weight, and the evidence including applicant's credible testimony and documentation supported compensability despite defendant's surveillance video argument.
From the decision · page 6Based on the evidence and applicant's credible testimony, applicant meets his burden of proof according to Labor Code sections 3202 and 3202.5. The court finds applicant has a compensable injury to his lumbar spine, left leg and left hip.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's credible testimony and documentation of injury reporting supported compensability.