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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied removal because the administrative law judge's order to further develop the record was not a final order. The WCAB found the judge properly vacated submission to obtain an Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion on the applicant's Qualified Injured Worker status, and no prejudice warranted removal. Thus, the applicant's petition was dismissed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied removal because the administrative law judge's order to further develop the record was not a final order. The WCAB found the judge properly vacated submission to obtain an Agreed Medical Evaluator's opinion on the applicant's Qualified Injured Worker status, and no prejudice warranted removal. Thus, the applicant's petition was dismissed.
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