Matthew Bakes — ADJ11113127

Applicant Matthew Bakes, a patient transport aide for Kaiser, alleged a cumulative trauma injury to his right leg and right foot through his last day of employment on November 7, 2017. The WCJ found the injury non-industrial after the QME, Dr. Robert Ansel, changed his opinion upon reviewing prior claims and concluded applicant had not sustained a new cumulative trauma, attributing his complaints to an accepted 2010 injury. The WCJ had dismissed the claim with prejudice. On reconsideration, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration solely to correct the disposition, amending the order from a dismissal to a 'take nothing' order, while affirming the WCJ's findings of fact. The Board treated the dismissal as a clerical/procedural error correctable under Toccalino.