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This case concerns an applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision requiring him to treat within the defendant's Medical Provider Network (MPN). The WCAB denied the petition, adopting the administrative law judge's report. The key issue was whether a prior medical report indicating a "serious chronic condition" excused the applicant from MPN treatment, but this report was not properly submitted as evidence.
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This case concerns an applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision requiring him to treat within the defendant's Medical Provider Network (MPN). The WCAB denied the petition, adopting the administrative law judge's report. The key issue was whether a prior medical report indicating a "serious chronic condition" excused the applicant from MPN treatment, but this report was not properly submitted as evidence.
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