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This case involves an untimely Petition for Reconsideration challenging a $10,000.00 Compromise and Release settlement approved for an unrepresented applicant. The Appeals Board dismissed the reconsideration petition due to untimeliness but granted removal on its own motion to address the applicant's allegations of duress, coercion, and lack of understanding regarding her injury's permanent impairment rating. The Board rescinded the order denying the applicant's petition to set aside the settlement and suspended the original settlement approval. The matter is remanded for the WCJ to conduct further proceedings to determine if "good cause" exists to set aside the Compromise and Release.
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This case involves an untimely Petition for Reconsideration challenging a $10,000.00 Compromise and Release settlement approved for an unrepresented applicant. The Appeals Board dismissed the reconsideration petition due to untimeliness but granted removal on its own motion to address the applicant's allegations of duress, coercion, and lack of understanding regarding her injury's permanent impairment rating. The Board rescinded the order denying the applicant's petition to set aside the settlement and suspended the original settlement approval. The matter is remanded for the WCJ to conduct further proceedings to determine if "good cause" exists to set aside the Compromise and Release.
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