What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Defendant filed a timely petition for reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact & Award dated November 13, 2020, which was denied by the WCAB panel on February 1, 2021.
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.
Medical treatment / UR / IMRApplicant prevailedhead · brain · nose · eyes · ears · mouth · cervical spine · lumbar spine · both shoulders · both lower extremities · ribs · lungs · internal system · psychiatric system · urological system · endocrine system · cardiovascular system
The WCAB found no evidence of a change in applicant's condition or circumstances to justify cessation of treatment and relied on Patterson to uphold the need for continued treatment at Casa Colina's Transitional Living Center.
From the decision · page 3On December 3, 2020, the Defendant filed a timely and verified petition for reconsideration dated December 3, 2020, alleging that the undersigned WCJ erred in his Findings of Fact & Award dated November 13, 2020. The Defendant contends that the undersigned WCJ erred in relying on Patterson v. The Oaks Farm (2014) 79 Cal. Comp. Cases 910 (Appeals Board significant panel decision) in finding that the Applicant was entitled to further medical treatment in the form of continued interdisciplinary post-acute residential rehabilitation at the Casa Colina's Transitional Living Center absent any change in circumstances. In addition, the Defendant contends that the Applicant's continued stay at the center is not supportable as reasonable and necessary medical treatment.