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The Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Removal, which sought to overturn an order vacating submission and developing the record. The Board agreed with the judge that further development of the medical record was needed for the internal medicine and psychiatry AMEs. However, the Board disagreed that the orthopedic AME failed to address apportionment, finding his report substantially complied with the law by noting the intertwined nature of the injuries and the difficulty in precise apportionment. The applicant's petition was denied.
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The Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Removal, which sought to overturn an order vacating submission and developing the record. The Board agreed with the judge that further development of the medical record was needed for the internal medicine and psychiatry AMEs. However, the Board disagreed that the orthopedic AME failed to address apportionment, finding his report substantially complied with the law by noting the intertwined nature of the injuries and the difficulty in precise apportionment. The applicant's petition was denied.
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