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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied removal. The Board found the applicant's petition was an impermissible interlocutory appeal of a procedural order, not a final determination of substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the Board agreed with the administrative law judge that the defendant substantially complied with the rules in requesting a Qualified Medical Evaluator panel, and the applicant suffered no prejudice.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied removal. The Board found the applicant's petition was an impermissible interlocutory appeal of a procedural order, not a final determination of substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the Board agreed with the administrative law judge that the defendant substantially complied with the rules in requesting a Qualified Medical Evaluator panel, and the applicant suffered no prejudice.
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