What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as untimely.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration in pro per after a Findings and Award issued May 5, 2023; the Board reviewed the petition and the WCJ's report.
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 petition was filed one day after the 30-day deadline, making it untimely and depriving the Board of jurisdiction.
From the decision · page 2In this case, the WCJ issued the Findings and Award on May 5, 2023. Based on the authority cited above, applicant had until Monday, June 5, 2023 to seek reconsideration in a timely manner. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration filed on June 6, 2023 is untimely and must be dismissed.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ issued the Findings and Award on May 5, 2023, and the applicant filed the Petition for Reconsideration on June 6, 2023, one day after the 30-day deadline.