What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed as premature; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings treating the Petition as one to set aside the OACR and to hold a hearing to create a complete record.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) signed by the WCJ on March 14, 2023, which was dismissed as untimely and unverified by the WCJ and the Appeals Board.
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 dismissed as untimely and unverified, making it premature for consideration.
From the decision · page 1Applicant acting in pro per1seeks reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) signed by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on March 14, 2023 and issued on March 16, 2023.2
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.