What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration deniedp. 2
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of WCJ Findings of Fact and Order dated June 16, 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.
Medical treatment / UR / IMRDefendant prevailedright shoulder
Defendant authorized one-time consultation with Dr. Costouros knowing the 151-mile distance; applicant cannot drive and public transit is unreasonable; defendant must provide transportation or prepay rideshare
From the decision · page 19Costouros, the applicant would effectively be prevented from attending the authorized consultation. To find that defendant was not responsible to provide transportation to the authorized consultation would be to excuse the defendant for a failure to provide authorized medical treatment to cure or relieve the effects of the applicant’s injury.