What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed; matter returned to trial level for consideration as petition to set aside dismissal or to reopen.
Applicant in pro per sought reconsideration of a March 15, 2023 Joint Order Dismissing Applications without prejudice issued by a WCJ.
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's petition was in substance a request to set aside the dismissal, not a proper petition for reconsideration; the Board has continuing jurisdiction to set aside its orders for good cause, and the matter should be considered at the trial level.
From the decision · page 4Therefore, given the authority above, we will dismiss applicant's petition and return this matter to the trial level for the WCJ to consider it as a petition to set aside the order of dismissal or, alternative, a petition to reopen.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.