Lewis Zamba, Linda

Applicant Linda Lewis (Zamba), in pro per, sought review of a June 9, 2025 status conference decision in which the WCJ declined to order a re-evaluation by QME Dr. Weiss, found her petition to reopen for new and further disability 'tolled/expired,' and dismissed two of her three duplicate case numbers as 'assigned in error.' The Board treated the petition for removal as one for reconsideration because the dismissals resolved threshold issues. The Board found that the June 9, 2025 decision was issued at a status conference where no evidence was admitted, no testimony was taken, and no issues were framed, thereby violating due process and Labor Code section 5313. The Board also concluded that applicant's December 23, 2024 Application, filed within five years of the January 7, 2020 injury, should be liberally construed as a timely petition to reopen, contradicting the WCJ's tolled/expired finding. The Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the decision, and returned the matter to the trial level for an evidentiary hearing, identification of a master file, and proper correction of applicant's name.