Teresa Chavez — ADJ11217002, ADJ10808344, ADJ11216967

Applicant Teresa Chavez sought reconsideration of the Board's March 5, 2026 Decision After Reconsideration, which had deferred the issue of whether she suffered a compensable consequence injury to her right shoulder and reversed a WCJ's finding that defendant unreasonably delayed treatment and owed a 25% Labor Code section 5814 penalty. Applicant argued the Board erred in not awarding the penalty. The Board held that because it had deferred the right shoulder treatment issue and found no entitlement to compensation, there was no basis for a section 5814 penalty, since delay can only attach where compensation has been unreasonably delayed or refused. The Board also noted genuine doubt as to liability and that utilization review is delayed where causation is disputed. The Petition for Reconsideration was denied.