APD 231343
The Appeals Panel reformed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision to correct the name of the designated doctor.
APD 231317
The Appeals Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s decision on impairment rating because the certifying doctor failed to include range-of-motion measurements.
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 231210
The Appeals Panel reformed a Finding of Fact in the administrative law judge’s decision to include conditions to conform to the evidence.
APD 231122
The Appeals Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s decision regarding maximum medical improvement and impairment rating because the adopted certification failed to rate the compensable injury.
APD 230999
The Appeals Panel reversed the administrative law judge’s opinion on impairment rating because the certifying doctor did not have the required values to appropriately use Table 8 of the AMA Guides because the claimant could not undergo a pulmonary function test.
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 231080
The Appeals Panel reversed the decision because the Administrative Law Judge excluded the carrier-RME chiropractor’s opinion regarding PTSD pursuant to Rule 127.130(b)(7). The Appeals Panel noted that the rule applies only to designated doctors.
APD 231028
The Appeals Panel reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision regarding impairment rating because there was an inconsistency in the measurements reported by the certifying doctor.