Canales, Aminta

Defendant, a permissibly self-insured employer administered by California Claims Management Services, sought reconsideration of a First Amended Findings and Award in which the WCJ found defendant owed applicant a 15% permanent disability increase under Labor Code section 4658(d)(2), payable commencing March 3, 2020. Defendant argued the proper commencement date should be November 30, 2022, while applicant's Answer contended she was permanent and stationary as of 2016 (though the Answer only asked the Board to deny the Petition). On preliminary review, the Board could find no finding in the record establishing when applicant became permanent and stationary or any award of permanent disability, noting that the issue of PD had been deferred since a 2015 third-party credit determination and never resolved. The Board granted reconsideration to allow further review and deferred issuance of a final decision pending consideration of the entire record.