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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who seeks to set aside a prior Compromise and Release agreement. The applicant claims the agreement was procured by fraud and he has new evidence of permanent disability. The Appeals Board has dismissed the applicant's "Petition for Reconsideration" as such, but designated it as a "Petition to Reopen and Set Aside the OACR." The matter is now returned to the trial level for the WCJ to consider the applicant's petition.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who seeks to set aside a prior Compromise and Release agreement. The applicant claims the agreement was procured by fraud and he has new evidence of permanent disability. The Appeals Board has dismissed the applicant's "Petition for Reconsideration" as such, but designated it as a "Petition to Reopen and Set Aside the OACR." The matter is now returned to the trial level for the WCJ to consider the applicant's petition.
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