Opinion ID: 2571765
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Statutory Mandate

Text: ¶ 4 The issues to be resolved in compensation cases are ordinarily formed by the evidence, [5] as well as by the required written materials [6] . The Workers' Compensation Court is required to make specific, on-the-record [7] findings of ultimate facts responsive to the issues shaped by the evidence upon which its order is to be rested. [8] 85 O.S.Supp.2001 § 26. When an order rests on a critical fact that is unsupported by competent evidence adduced before the trial tribunal, (a) it must be vacated on review as unresponsive to the proof developed during the proceedings and (b) the claim must be remanded for proceedings that will ultimately culminate in an order which meets the law's standards for a judicially acceptable decision. [9]