What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Findings of Fact, Award and Order of August 9, 2024 affirmed except amended to award 86 percent unapportioned permanent disability.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the Second Amended Findings of Fact, Award and Order issued August 9, 2024, challenging temporary disability period and apportionment; WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation to deny, but the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the award.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold October 27, 2021, August 2, 2021.
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 apportionment opinion of Dr. Hutchinson was found not to constitute substantial evidence because it lacked detailed explanation and proper legal principles, leading to an unapportioned award.
From the decision · page 912. The apportionment opinion of Karen Hutchinson, Ph.D., M.P.H. does not constitute substantial evidence.