What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Findings, Award and Orders issued July 2, 2025, which the WCJ recommended be denied.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold March 26, 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.
Temporary disabilityApplicant prevailedbilateral knees
The WCJ's finding of a closed period of temporary disability is supported by substantial evidence from PQME chiropractor Michaels' medical reports and the applicant's credible testimony, despite defendant's argument about lack of contemporaneous medical evidence.
From the decision · page 4In the present case there is a closed period of retroactive temporary disability occurring before the Panel Qualified Medical Examiner (PQME), chiropractor Michaels, evaluated the applicant on August 1, 2024. (Joint Exhibit 6.) The PQME then subsequently provided a February 1, 2025, supplemental report. (Joint Exhibit 7.)