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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's rescission order was not a final order. However, the Board granted the applicant's petition for removal and rescinded the WCJ's March 5, 2012 Rescission Order. This was because the defendant's petition for reconsideration, which prompted the rescission, was untimely filed. Consequently, the WCJ lacked jurisdiction to rescind the original Stipulated Award.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's rescission order was not a final order. However, the Board granted the applicant's petition for removal and rescinded the WCJ's March 5, 2012 Rescission Order. This was because the defendant's petition for reconsideration, which prompted the rescission, was untimely filed. Consequently, the WCJ lacked jurisdiction to rescind the original Stipulated Award.
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