What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied by the WCAB panel.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant challenging the WCJ's Findings and Award/Order of December 18, 2023, denied by the WCAB panel on March 4, 2024.
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 WCJ found the applicant's testimony not credible due to contradictions with medical records and the PQME report stating an interpreter was present throughout the evaluation, which was accepted as substantial evidence.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's testimony that no interpreter was present during the PQME evaluation was found not credible due to contradictions and lack of supporting evidence.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This was the sole basis for the applicant's challenge to the PQME report, which was otherwise found credible and reliable.