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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted removal and reversed a WCJ's order to appoint a new QME. The WCAB found the WCJ erred in concluding the applicant was entitled to a new QME panel for a slight delay in scheduling an examination. They reasoned that the applicant's allegations did not definitively prove Dr. Choi "could not" schedule an earlier appointment or that a waiver was violated. The WCAB determined that requiring a new QME process for minor scheduling delays, especially with an established QME, would be wasteful.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted removal and reversed a WCJ's order to appoint a new QME. The WCAB found the WCJ erred in concluding the applicant was entitled to a new QME panel for a slight delay in scheduling an examination. They reasoned that the applicant's allegations did not definitively prove Dr. Choi "could not" schedule an earlier appointment or that a waiver was violated. The WCAB determined that requiring a new QME process for minor scheduling delays, especially with an established QME, would be wasteful.
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