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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to study legal and factual issues. Defendant sought reconsideration of Findings of Fact and Orders (F&O) issued by the WCJ, which denied a replacement Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel and affirmed Dr. Lucas Campos as the valid QME. The Board applied a removal standard to the interlocutory finding challenged by the petitioner and found that significant prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal was denied. Consequently, the Board rescinded the F&O and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with its opinion, specifically to reconsider whether good cause exists to order a replacement QME panel, in light of the Vazquez case factors.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to study legal and factual issues. Defendant sought reconsideration of Findings of Fact and Orders (F&O) issued by the WCJ, which denied a replacement Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel and affirmed Dr. Lucas Campos as the valid QME. The Board applied a removal standard to the interlocutory finding challenged by the petitioner and found that significant prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal was denied. Consequently, the Board rescinded the F&O and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with its opinion, specifically to reconsider whether good cause exists to order a replacement QME panel, in light of the Vazquez case factors.
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