CompFox AI Summary
This case involves an applicant's untimely petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award. The original award found a low back injury with subsequent psychiatric disability, totaling $58%$. Although a typographical error listed the disability as $56%$, the dollar amount awarded was correct for $58%$. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition because it was filed nine months after the decision, exceeding the 25-day filing limit. The Board noted that the trial judge can correct the clerical error upon return of the matter.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
This case involves an applicant's untimely petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award. The original award found a low back injury with subsequent psychiatric disability, totaling $58%$. Although a typographical error listed the disability as $56%$, the dollar amount awarded was correct for $58%$. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition because it was filed nine months after the decision, exceeding the 25-day filing limit. The Board noted that the trial judge can correct the clerical error upon return of the matter.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.