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Applicant Virginia Lopez sought removal after an administrative law judge (WCJ) invalidated a chiropractic QME panel, ordering an orthopedic replacement. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted removal, finding the original chiropractic panel was properly issued and defendants waived their right to object by failing to follow proper procedures. The WCAB amended the WCJ's decision to affirm the chiropractic panel, deeming removal necessary to prevent substantial prejudice. The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's order to issue a replacement panel in the "specialty previously issued," which was chiropractic.
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Applicant Virginia Lopez sought removal after an administrative law judge (WCJ) invalidated a chiropractic QME panel, ordering an orthopedic replacement. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted removal, finding the original chiropractic panel was properly issued and defendants waived their right to object by failing to follow proper procedures. The WCAB amended the WCJ's decision to affirm the chiropractic panel, deeming removal necessary to prevent substantial prejudice. The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's order to issue a replacement panel in the "specialty previously issued," which was chiropractic.
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