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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding no final order existed to be reconsidered. The WCAB treated the petition as a request for removal and denied it, as the applicant failed to demonstrate significant prejudice or irreparable harm from the administrative law judge's findings regarding the Qualified Medical Evaluator selection. The underlying issue concerned the validity of the PQME selection process. The WCAB affirmed the findings on PQME selection but stressed that reconsideration is only available for final orders.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding no final order existed to be reconsidered. The WCAB treated the petition as a request for removal and denied it, as the applicant failed to demonstrate significant prejudice or irreparable harm from the administrative law judge's findings regarding the Qualified Medical Evaluator selection. The underlying issue concerned the validity of the PQME selection process. The WCAB affirmed the findings on PQME selection but stressed that reconsideration is only available for final orders.
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