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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original Findings and Order, returning the case to the WCJ for further proceedings. The WCAB found that the initial decision improperly struck evidence and testimony without sufficient justification. The newly enacted Labor Code Section 5703(j), effective January 1, 2013, regarding vocational expert reports, was deemed applicable to this non-final matter. The WCAB instructed the WCJ to reconsider the vocational expert evidence and applicant's request for medical-legal reimbursement in light of this new statute and relevant case law.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original Findings and Order, returning the case to the WCJ for further proceedings. The WCAB found that the initial decision improperly struck evidence and testimony without sufficient justification. The newly enacted Labor Code Section 5703(j), effective January 1, 2013, regarding vocational expert reports, was deemed applicable to this non-final matter. The WCAB instructed the WCJ to reconsider the vocational expert evidence and applicant's request for medical-legal reimbursement in light of this new statute and relevant case law.
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