What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued by the WCJ on July 25, 2025, which denied the claim; the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation to deny the Petition for Reconsideration; the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review.
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 Appeals Board found the WCJ applied the wrong legal standard for causation and that the record needed further development to clarify whether the injury was specific or cumulative, thus granting reconsideration for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order (F&O) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on July 25, 2025. The WCJ found that applicant, while employed by defendant during the period March 1, 1995 through March 31, 2020 as a cook, did not sustain injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his heart, cardiac, insect bite, Chagas disease, internal, respiratory, pulmonary, stress, psyche, depression, sleep, swelling of joints, neck, back, shoulders, wrists, hands, bilateral carpal tunnel, legs, feet, varicose veins, headaches, bilateral eyes, vision loss, ophthalmology, bilateral hearing loss, ENT, gastritis, stomach, constipation, neurology, dizziness, forgetfulness, brain fog, high blood pressure, bilateral upper and lower extremity, neuropathy, chronic pain, anxiety, and chemical exposure. The WCJ ordered applicant take nothing for his claim.