What the panel ordered
Findings and Award of July 16, 2019 rescinded; compromise and release filed March 31, 2021 approved; award made for further medical treatment.
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on July 16, 2019; the WCJ recommended denial of defendant's petition for reconsideration; parties later agreed to a compromise and release settlement.
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The WCJ's Findings and Award were reconsidered and ultimately rescinded after the parties agreed to a compromise and release settlement, which the WCAB approved as adequate and in the applicant's best interest.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This settlement agreement was found adequate and in the best interest of the applicant, leading to approval and rescission of the prior Findings and Award.