What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
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.
Permanent disability ratingApplicant prevailedright wrist · right hand · left knee · heart · lungs · psyche · headaches · gastrointestinal system
Defendant failed to prove overlap between current and prior disabilities to justify apportionment; applicant entitled to unapportioned 100% permanent disability award.
From the decision · page 8but defendant failed to prove that the current disabilities overlapped. There being no persuasive evidence reporting apportionment in accordance with the correct principles, applicant is entitled to an unapportioned award.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.