What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is granted; final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review of the merits and entire record.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order denying injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) of Valley Fever or lungs, and the WCAB grants reconsideration and defers 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.
Applicant contends entitlement to the presumption of injury AOE/COE under Labor Code section 3212 as a police officer, which the WCAB preliminarily agrees applies, but the WCJ applied section 3212.10. The case is remanded for further review of the presumption and rebuttal evidence.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Order (F&O), issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on February 20, 2025, wherein the WCJ found that applicant did not sustain injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) of Valley Fever or lungs and ordered that applicant take nothing by way of the claim filed.