What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied; WCAB adopts and incorporates WCJ Reportp. 2
Defendant petition for reconsideration of WCJ Findings and Award; WCAB denies reconsideration adopting WCJ Report
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 prevailedcervical spine · lumbar spine · thoracic spine · elbows · wrists · hips · feet
Applicant entitled to new separate periods of temporary disability/§4850 benefits for orthopedic injury; concurrent periods count toward 104-week limitation
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the January 23, 2026 Findings and Award (F&A), wherein the workers’ compensation arbitrator (WCA) found in pertinent part that applicant is entitled to new separate periods of temporary disability/Lab.