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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the challenged order compelling a medical evaluation was not a final decision. The Board also denied the applicant's petition for removal, finding no showing of significant prejudice or irreparable harm justifying this extraordinary remedy. The applicant had sought to compel a chiropractic evaluation instead of an orthopedic one based on their interpretation of physician specialties and a prior physician's opinion. The Board found no basis to deviate from the administrative law judge's order for an orthopedic evaluation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the challenged order compelling a medical evaluation was not a final decision. The Board also denied the applicant's petition for removal, finding no showing of significant prejudice or irreparable harm justifying this extraordinary remedy. The applicant had sought to compel a chiropractic evaluation instead of an orthopedic one based on their interpretation of physician specialties and a prior physician's opinion. The Board found no basis to deviate from the administrative law judge's order for an orthopedic evaluation.
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