Villa, Marco

Applicant Marco Villa sought reconsideration of a February 19, 2025 Findings and Award finding 61% permanent disability for a cumulative trauma injury (November 17, 1997 through January 8, 2013) affecting numerous body parts. Applicant argued the injury was catastrophic under section 4660.1(c)(2)(B), entitling him to additional psychiatric impairment, and that he had rebutted the 2005 PDRS. The Board granted reconsideration, concluding the record was not properly developed because there was no substantial medical opinion on activities of daily living (ADLs) tied to the orthopedic injury, and because sub-rosa videos and trial testimony had never been reviewed by a qualified medical evaluator. The Board deferred a final decision pending further review and encouraged the parties to use the voluntary mediation program.