APD 250067
The Appeals Panel reversed the maximum medical improvement ruling after finding that the administrative law judge had erroneously relied on the wrong certification rather than the doctor’s updated one.
APD 241724
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision after determining the administrative law judge did not address the certified issue pertaining to the designated doctor’s appointment.
APD 241572
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge mistakenly used the wrong date of maximum medical improvement.
APD 241617
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the adopted certification did not contain a narrative report as required by Rule 130.1(d)(1).
APD 241458
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge failed to provide the parties the right to review, object to, and provide rebuttal evidence to evidence admitted after the hearing.
APD 241172
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision regarding impairment rating because the Administrative Law Judge mistakenly determined that the certifying doctor found the impairment rating to be a zero percent rather than the five percent contained in the doctor’s report.
APD 241147
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge’s description of the injury was inconsistent with the testimony.
APD 241035
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision to reform a finding of fact to conform to the evidence.
APD 240805
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision because the adopted certification failed to rate the compensable injury.
APD 240839
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision because the adopted certification of maximum medical improvement failed to rate the compensable injury.