What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; January 2, 2026 Order for Reimbursement vacated; matter returned to district office for further proceedingsp. 8
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.
NIT and Order for Reimbursement void ab initio for lack of proper notice and due process; no evidentiary record created
From the decision · page 8IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s Petition for Reconsideration of the January 2, 2026 Order for Reimbursement is GRANTED.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
No evidentiary record created; WCJ acknowledged absence of facts, testimony, exhibits or record to support reimbursement order
Favours Defendant prevailed
Without record, Appeals Board cannot conduct meaningful review; order cannot stand