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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and vacated the dismissal order. The Board found the dismissal premature because the applicant's request for a teleconference appearance, pending since December 2016, was never ruled upon. Furthermore, the applicant raised valid points regarding destitution, relocation, and incomplete medical records in their objection to the dismissal notice. Therefore, the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, emphasizing the policy of liberally construing laws to favor hearings on the merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and vacated the dismissal order. The Board found the dismissal premature because the applicant's request for a teleconference appearance, pending since December 2016, was never ruled upon. Furthermore, the applicant raised valid points regarding destitution, relocation, and incomplete medical records in their objection to the dismissal notice. Therefore, the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, emphasizing the policy of liberally construing laws to favor hearings on the merits.
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