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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Deborah Coil's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's order was procedural, not a final determination of substantive rights. The WCAB reasoned that Coil's contentions about the PQME's familiarity with the AMA Guides were misplaced as those guides are not relevant to psychiatric impairment ratings. Therefore, the WCAB denied removal and dismissed the petition, allowing the PQME another opportunity to re-evaluate the applicant without her husband present. A concurring and dissenting opinion argued for removal, citing the PQME's repeated inability to produce substantial medical evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Deborah Coil's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's order was procedural, not a final determination of substantive rights. The WCAB reasoned that Coil's contentions about the PQME's familiarity with the AMA Guides were misplaced as those guides are not relevant to psychiatric impairment ratings. Therefore, the WCAB denied removal and dismissed the petition, allowing the PQME another opportunity to re-evaluate the applicant without her husband present. A concurring and dissenting opinion argued for removal, citing the PQME's repeated inability to produce substantial medical evidence.
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