What the panel ordered
The February 6, 2020 Findings of Fact & Award is affirmed.
Petition for Reconsideration granted and decision after reconsideration issued affirming the WCJ's February 6, 2020 Findings of Fact & Award.
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.
AOE/COEApplicant prevailedneck · back · bilateral upper extremities · pulmonary system · gastrointestinal system
The WCJ found injury AOE/COE based on substantial medical evidence from AME Dr. Brourman and treating physician Dr. Scott, and the WCAB affirmed this finding after reconsideration, rejecting challenges to the admissibility and sufficiency of the medical evidence and the statute of limitations defense.
From the decision · page 6On February 7, 2020 the WCJ issued four separate decisions. In ADJ8119670, the WCJ found that applicant sustained injury AOE/COE while employed by Collins to the neck, back, bilateral upper extremities (shoulders and wrists), pulmonary system (lungs and respiratory system) and gastrointestinal system, but not to the right hip, right leg or internal system (other than gastrointestinal system), ears, nose, or throat. (February 6, 2020 F&A, Findings of Fact, Nos. 7 and 8.) The WCJ awarded temporary and permanent disability, awarded attorney fees, and found a need for further medical care. In the Opinion on Decision, the WCJ explained that the findings of injury, temporary and permanent disability, and apportionment were based on the findings of AME Dr. Brourman and Dr. Scott. (February 6, 2020 F&A, Opinion on Decision, pp. 2-3.)