What the panel ordered
WCJ decision of February 21, 2020 rescinded; case remanded to trial level for further proceedings and decision.
Petition for Reconsideration granted; WCJ decision of February 21, 2020 rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ for further proceedings.
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 WCJ found that the opinions of the internal AME, Dr. Richard Hyman, and the neurologic Panel QME, Dr. Lawrence Richman, were not substantial evidence to support the apportionment of the internal disability and neurologic disability respectively.
From the decision · page 3a) That this WCJ erred in relying on the opinions of the internal AME, Richard Hyman, M.D., on the issue of apportionment of applicant's internal disability; and
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The opinions of Dr. Richard Hyman, the internal AME, were found not to be substantial evidence by the WCJ.