What the panel ordered
Reconsideration granted; WCJ order amended to require replacement QME panel in chiropractic specialty (DCH) rather than orthopedic surgery; remaining findings affirmedp. 7
Petition for Reconsideration from WCJ Findings of Fact and Order dated May 10, 2024; WCAB granted reconsideration and issued Decision After Reconsideration
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.
QME Domeniconi unable to provide substantive medical evaluation; replacement panel ordered
From the decision · page 2A trial was held on March 13, 2024, listing the sole issue of “whether a replacement of QME, Dr. Henry Domeniconi is necessary.
No good cause shown to change specialty; applicant had right to designate chiropractic specialty; due process violation when specialty changed without notice or opportunity to be heard