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Applicant Ygnacio Ponce sought reconsideration of Findings and Orders issued on July 19, 2021, which found that he did not sustain injury to several body parts and was not entitled to additional QME panels for internal medicine and psychology. Ponce specifically contended the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) erred in denying a QME to determine if he sustained a psyche injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the F&O, concluding there was no substantial evidence to support causation for the alleged psyche injury and that the applicant failed to demonstrate due diligence in seeking a QME panel within the mandated discovery period.
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Applicant Ygnacio Ponce sought reconsideration of Findings and Orders issued on July 19, 2021, which found that he did not sustain injury to several body parts and was not entitled to additional QME panels for internal medicine and psychology. Ponce specifically contended the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) erred in denying a QME to determine if he sustained a psyche injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the F&O, concluding there was no substantial evidence to support causation for the alleged psyche injury and that the applicant failed to demonstrate due diligence in seeking a QME panel within the mandated discovery period.
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