Shaw, Lynne

Applicant Lynne Shaw suffered an admitted industrial injury to her cervical spine and bilateral wrists. Her primary treating physician requested treatment (an orthotic/AFO evaluation and a mobility scooter) for a right knee/gait disorder, claiming it was a compensable consequence of her cervical spine injury. Defendant Automobile Club of Southern California issued two Notices of Deferred RFA, asserting the body parts were non-industrial and the requested treatment was not medically necessary, and argued the matter should go to utilization review. The WCJ found the WCAB had jurisdiction and that the treatment was reasonable, necessary, and a compensable consequence of the industrial injury. On reconsideration, the WCAB granted defendant's petition only to amend Finding No. 1 to state that defendant did NOT timely defer utilization review because the deferral notices were not served on the applicant, otherwise affirming the WCJ's findings on compensability and medical necessity.