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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted removal to review an administrative law judge's order precluding applicant from submitting non-medical records to the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Board determined that certain medical study abstracts and specific AMA Guides pages were relevant and permissible for submission to the QME, particularly concerning the disputed application of the Combined Values Chart. However, other submitted non-medical documents, such as panel decisions and index pages for abstracts, were deemed not sufficiently relevant or their authenticity was unclear, thus their submission was not permitted. Ultimately, the Board amended the original order to allow the applicant to provide only the specifically identified relevant medical abstracts and AMA Guides pages to the QME.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted removal to review an administrative law judge's order precluding applicant from submitting non-medical records to the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Board determined that certain medical study abstracts and specific AMA Guides pages were relevant and permissible for submission to the QME, particularly concerning the disputed application of the Combined Values Chart. However, other submitted non-medical documents, such as panel decisions and index pages for abstracts, were deemed not sufficiently relevant or their authenticity was unclear, thus their submission was not permitted. Ultimately, the Board amended the original order to allow the applicant to provide only the specifically identified relevant medical abstracts and AMA Guides pages to the QME.
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