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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding that the WCJ's order taking issues off calendar was an interlocutory procedural order, not a final determination of substantive rights. The Board also denied removal, as the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, noting that the applicant still has opportunities to develop the record regarding his psychiatric injury. Therefore, the applicant's attempts to challenge the off-calendar order were unsuccessful.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding that the WCJ's order taking issues off calendar was an interlocutory procedural order, not a final determination of substantive rights. The Board also denied removal, as the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, noting that the applicant still has opportunities to develop the record regarding his psychiatric injury. Therefore, the applicant's attempts to challenge the off-calendar order were unsuccessful.
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