CompFox AI Summary
This case involves a dispute over the apportionment of permanent disability benefits for an applicant's hearing loss. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original award because the administrative law judge (WCJ) failed to provide the formula used to calculate the 16% permanent disability rating. Additionally, the WCAB found that the medical evaluator's report lacked sufficient reasoning to explain how the applicant's asymmetrical hearing loss was apportioned between industrial and non-industrial causes. The matter was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings, potentially including a new medical report and deposition.
BALDEMAR GONZALEZ, JR. vs. MORGANITE INDUSTRIES, GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, INC. is a workers' compensation case decided in Oakland. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Oakland.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
This case involves a dispute over the apportionment of permanent disability benefits for an applicant's hearing loss. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original award because the administrative law judge (WCJ) failed to provide the formula used to calculate the 16% permanent disability rating. Additionally, the WCAB found that the medical evaluator's report lacked sufficient reasoning to explain how the applicant's asymmetrical hearing loss was apportioned between industrial and non-industrial causes. The matter was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings, potentially including a new medical report and deposition.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.