What the panel ordered
The September 16, 2020 Amended Findings and Order is affirmed except that the issue of credit against future temporary disability indemnity payments is deferred for further development of the record.
Petition for Removal seeking removal of the matter to the WCAB from the September 16, 2020 Amended Findings and Order; treated as a petition for reconsideration because the F&O determined a substantive right and is a final order.
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 award of temporary partial disability from April 25, 2019 to January 30, 2020 is supported by substantial medical evidence including unchallenged QME reports and credible applicant testimony.
From the decision · page 4Accordingly, we agree with the WCJ's determination that based on the unchallenged reporting of the QME, as well as applicant's credible testimony, applicant was temporarily partially disabled from April 25, 2019 to January 30, 2020. (Finding of Fact No. 2.)