Jimenez Herrera, Amada

Applicant Amada Jimenez Herrera, a dishwasher/kitchen helper, sustained an accepted industrial injury to her right shoulder on June 7, 2022. The WCJ issued a Findings and Award relying on QME Dr. Daniel Solomon, awarding 22% permanent disability with a P&S date of November 8, 2024, and TTD from April 12, 2023 through November 7, 2024 at a rate to be determined. Defendant sought reconsideration challenging the average weekly earnings methodology, the P&S date (arguing it should be August 20, 2024 per the PTP), Dr. Solomon's application of the AMA Guides, and alleged misstatements in applicant's trial brief. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, adopting and incorporating the WCJ's report, which found Dr. Solomon's reporting constituted substantial medical evidence and that earning capacity, rather than pre-injury actual earnings, more accurately reflected applicant's true earnings given a post-injury wage increase.