What the panel ordered
Order rescinding the WCJ's May 10, 2019 Findings and Order and approving the stipulation resolving the lien claim
Petition for reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued by the WCJ on May 10, 2019
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 initially allowed reimbursement only for the initial psychological evaluation but disallowed the remainder of the lien claim. The WCAB rescinded that order and approved a stipulation for partial payment resolving the lien claim.
From the decision · page 1Lien claimant, Elena Konstat, Ph.D, petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on May 10, 2019. In that decision, the WCJ ordered that Dr. Konstat "...shall be reimbursed for her initial psychological evaluation, and only the initial evaluation by Defendant, amounts to be adjusted by the parties."
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ allowed reimbursement only for the initial psychological evaluation and disallowed the remainder of the lien claim.