APD 231602
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge failed to correctly address the modified disability issue agreed to by the parties.
APD 231483
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge decided that the compensable injury extends to left arm “abrasions” rather than a left arm “injury.”
APD 231453
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision regarding impairment rating because the certifying doctor’s narrative contained conflicting range-of-motion measurements.
APD 231368
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge failed to make a determination on the entire disability period.
APD 231200
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision because the DWC-69 was not signed by the certifying doctor.
APD 231250
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision because the certifying doctor failed to rate the compensable injury and failed to round the radial deviation measurements to the nearest 10° as required by the AMA Guides.
APD 231076
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision regarding finality. The Appeals Panel noted that the certifying doctor’s miscalculation of the impairment for range-of-motion loss constituted compelling medical evidence of a significant error, and therefore, the exception in Labor Code Section 408.123(f)(1)(A) applied.
APD 230808
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision regarding timeliness or sufficiency of a carrier’s Notice of Denial of Compensability/Liability. The Appeals Panel noted that the PLN-1 in evidence did not show when or if it was filed by the carrier.
APD 230890
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision on impairment rating because the adopted certification rated a total shoulder arthroplasty, which was not part of the claimant’s treatment.
APD 230841
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the administrative law judge failed to make a determination regarding the entire disability period in dispute.