What the panel ordered
The WCAB denied the Petition for Reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that the applicant did not sustain injury AOE/COE to his bilateral hips and no new and further disability.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact, Award and Orders of September 14, 2023, which denied new and further disability for bilateral hips injury in case ADJ7085341.
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 WCAB found substantial evidence supporting the WCJ's finding that the applicant did not sustain industrial injury to his bilateral hips, relying heavily on the AME Dr. Renbaum's opinions and deposition testimony, which were found reasonable and persuasive.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of a workers' compensation administrative law judge's (WCJ) Findings of Fact, Award and Orders of September 14, 2023, wherein, as relevant to the instant Petition, it was found in case ADJ70853411 that "The applicant did not sustain injury AOE/COE to his bilateral hips, circulatory/heart/high blood pressure" and "Applicant sustained no new and further disability against the [sic] City of Stockton." In case ADJ7699285, it was found that "Applicant did not sustain injury AOE/COE to his left hip."2 In these matters, in a Stipulated Award of November 1, 2011, it was found that during a cumulative period ending July 31, 2006 in case ADJ7085341, while employed as a code enforcement officer, applicant sustained industrial injury to his back, causing permanent disability of 8%. In a concurrently issued Stipulated Award in case ADJ7699285, it was found that while employed during a cumulative period ending September 14, 2009, applicant sustained industrial injury to his back, causing permanent disability of 6%.3 On January 15, 2014, applicant filed a Petition to Reopen.4