Carlita Miraco — ADJ12012894

Applicant Carlita Miraco, a sonographer/ultrasound technologist, claimed cumulative trauma injury to her cervical spine and right shoulder ending August 20, 2018. After being released to trial regular work, she voluntarily left her position at the defendant employer, took a management job at Sunrise Senior Living (which she left because it was not a good fit, not for medical reasons), and later worked part-time as a mammographer earning less than her original wages. The WCJ awarded temporary partial disability indemnity on a wage loss basis (March 5, 2019 - July 6, 2020) and an SJDB voucher. The Board granted reconsideration and affirmed the F&A but amended it to defer the issues of temporary partial disability, the SJDB voucher, and attorney's fees, finding the record lacked substantial evidence on whether wage loss was due to the injury versus lack of work, and on the permanent and stationary/MMI date. The matter was returned to the WCJ for further development of the record, including a supplemental report from QME Dr. Gravina.