Jones, Caleb

Applicant Caleb Jones sustained industrial injury to multiple body parts while employed by the County of Marin, and a WCJ found 44% permanent disability in a July 6, 2021 Findings of Fact and Award. Applicant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing the WCJ failed to rule on a motion to exclude unauthenticated surveillance video relied upon by the physicians whose reports formed the basis of the disability finding. After the Board granted reconsideration, the parties participated in a commissioners' settlement conference and agreed to resolve the matter via a Compromise and Release for $35,000 new money, resolving all issues including a third party credit petition, a serious and willful misconduct petition, and a Voya/Praxis disability lien. The Board found the settlement adequate and in applicant's best interest. It rescinded the prior Findings of Fact and Award and approved the Compromise and Release.