Jackson, Robert

Applicant Robert Jackson sought reconsideration of an August 2, 2023 Findings and Order in which the WCJ found that defendant's denial of his cumulative trauma claim (period October 20, 2020 to October 20, 2021) was timely, that applicant did not timely raise the untimely-denial issue, and that applicant did not sustain injury AOE/COE, ordering applicant to take nothing. The case involved confusion over whether applicant alleged a specific injury (02/01/2022), a cumulative trauma injury, or both, and disputes over the timeliness of denial, the section 5402 presumption of compensability, and the substantiality of QME Dr. Leisure Yu's opinion. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding it unclear what date(s) of injury were alleged, whether legal issues were properly framed, and whether the record was sufficient. The Board deferred a final decision and ordered the matter set for a status conference before a WCJ at the Appeals Board to clarify these matters and potentially develop the record.