Sanchez, Esmeralda

Esmeralda Sanchez, a janitor, claimed industrial injury to her knees, feet, trunk, both shoulders, and lumbar spine during the period from August 31, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The WCJ found that lien claimant Spectrum Medical Group, standing in applicant's shoes, failed to prove injury AOE/COE and awarded only $1,000.00 for services rendered on October 25, 2023. Both defendant and lien claimant petitioned for reconsideration—defendant arguing the relied-upon evidence was inadmissible, and lien claimant arguing the WCJ should have found injury AOE/COE or further developed the record. After the Board granted reconsideration and the parties participated in a commissioners' mediation settlement conference, they filed a fully executed lien settlement agreement on December 12, 2025, resolving Spectrum's lien for $2,000.00. The Board rescinded the May 8, 2025 Findings and Award and approved the stipulated lien settlement.