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This case concerns applicant Jose Cabrera's petition to set aside a Compromise and Release agreement resolving his workers' compensation claims for injuries in 2006. Cabrera argues the agreement should be voided because he continues to suffer injuries and incur medical costs. The Appeals Board found his petition for reconsideration premature, as no evidence or testimony was presented to support his claims of good cause to set aside the settlement. The Board vacated its grant of reconsideration, dismissed the petition, and returned the case to the trial level for a hearing to develop the record on his request to set aside the agreement.
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This case concerns applicant Jose Cabrera's petition to set aside a Compromise and Release agreement resolving his workers' compensation claims for injuries in 2006. Cabrera argues the agreement should be voided because he continues to suffer injuries and incur medical costs. The Appeals Board found his petition for reconsideration premature, as no evidence or testimony was presented to support his claims of good cause to set aside the settlement. The Board vacated its grant of reconsideration, dismissed the petition, and returned the case to the trial level for a hearing to develop the record on his request to set aside the agreement.
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