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This case involves a worker's compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of a prior award that denied her claim for psychiatric injury. The applicant argues the judge improperly relied on a medical report obtained in violation of agreed-upon procedures and excluded a crucial rebuttal report. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, agreeing that the defendant's medical report should have been excluded, and returned the matter for further proceedings.
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This case involves a worker's compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of a prior award that denied her claim for psychiatric injury. The applicant argues the judge improperly relied on a medical report obtained in violation of agreed-upon procedures and excluded a crucial rebuttal report. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, agreeing that the defendant's medical report should have been excluded, and returned the matter for further proceedings.
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