What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed as untimely and therefore the Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to consider it; alternatively, if considered on merits, Petition would be denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant seeking reopening and reconsideration of the Findings and Award by the WCJ dated September 19, 2025.
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 for Reconsideration was received 77 days after the Findings and Award was served, exceeding the 25-day filing deadline, thus the Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to consider it.
From the decision · page 3Here, the F&A was served on September 19, 2025 to official addresses of record all located within California. Based on the authority cited above, applicant had 25 days, or until Tuesday, October 14, 2025, to file a timely petition for reconsideration of the WCJ's F&A. The Petition for Reconsideration was received by the Los Angeles WCAB district office on December 5, 2025, which is untimely at 77 days after the F&A was served. Thus, the Appeals Board does not have jurisdiction to hear the Petition for Reconsideration.