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The Appeals Board granted the employer's Petition for Removal, rescinding the prior order compelling a specific QME specialty selection. The Board found the Administrative Law Judge improperly decided the QME specialty dispute at a Mandatory Settlement Conference without party agreement or a proper evidentiary record. The case is returned to the trial level for a formal hearing on the QME specialty issue.
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The Appeals Board granted the employer's Petition for Removal, rescinding the prior order compelling a specific QME specialty selection. The Board found the Administrative Law Judge improperly decided the QME specialty dispute at a Mandatory Settlement Conference without party agreement or a proper evidentiary record. The case is returned to the trial level for a formal hearing on the QME specialty issue.
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