What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted the Petition for Reconsideration, rescinded the February 5, 2024 Findings of Fact and Order, and substituted findings that Patterson is applicable to the issue of continued outpatient treatment at CNS, that defendant failed to meet its burden to prove a change in applicant's condition warranting discontinuation, and that applicant is entitled to continued outpatient treatment at CNS.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued on February 5, 2024, which the WCJ had issued, and the WCAB granted reconsideration and issued a Decision After Reconsideration on May 3, 2024.
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 WCAB found Patterson applicable and that defendant failed to prove a change in applicant's condition warranting discontinuation of treatment, entitling applicant to continued outpatient treatment at CNS.
From the decision · page 93. Patterson v. The Oaks Farm (2014) 79 Cal.Comp.Cases 910 (Appeals Board significant panel decision) is applicable to the issue of whether applicant is entitled to continued outpatient rehabilitation treatment at Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS).