Ignacio Molina, vs. Fresno Unified School District, Permissibly Self-insured,

In this case, Ignacio Molina, an employee of Fresno Unified School District, filed a Petition for Reconsideration in response to a Joint Findings of Fact, Orders and Opinion on Decision (F&O) issued by a workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on September 5, 2017. The WCJ found that Molina sustained injury to his left knee, neck, back, and left shoulder, as well as to his left eye, but did not sustain injury in the form of hearing loss in his left ear. In his Petition, Molina alleges that the District has failed to provide necessary medical treatment to his left eye. The Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as it was unsupported by specific references

Fresno Unified School District, permissibly self-insured, Ignacio Molina, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAIGNACIO MOLINA,Applicant,vs.FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, permissibly self-insured,Defendant.Case Nos. ADJ9143778ADJ9845461ADJ9845465ADJ9143777(Fresno District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Applicant in pro per filed a form Petition for Reconsideration in response to the Joint Findings of Fact, Orders and Opinion on Decision (F&O) issued by a workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on September 5, 2017. The WCJ found in pertinent part that while employed as a custodian 15 for defendant, applicant sustained injury to his left knee on July 10, 2013 (ADJ9845461) to his neck, back, and left shoulder on July 18, 2013 (ADJ9845465); and to his left eye on July 30, 2013 (ADJ9143778 and ADJ9143777), but did not sustain injury in the fonn of hearing loss in his left ear.            In his Petition, applicant alleges that defendant has failed to provide necessary medical treatment to his left eye.            We did not receive a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration from the WCJ as he is now retired. We received an Answer from defendant.            We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the Answer. Based on our review of the record, the Petition will be dismissed.            Labor Code section 5902 requires that a petition for reconsideration “set forth specifically and in full detail the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or award … to be unjust or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the appeals board” and must “contain a general statement of any evidence or other matters” upon which the petitioner relies. Under WCAB Rule , 10842(a), a petition must state all of the material evidence and clearly set forth each of its contentions. “A petition for reconsideration, removal, or disqualifica

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