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The Appeals Board granted removal, rescinded the order to select a panel QME, and returned the case to the trial level. The Board found that while the WCJ properly identified deficiencies in the prior QME reports, the procedures under Labor Code section 4062.2 were inapplicable due to the pre-2005 injury date. Consequently, the WCJ must now appoint a "regular physician" to further develop the medical record.
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The Appeals Board granted removal, rescinded the order to select a panel QME, and returned the case to the trial level. The Board found that while the WCJ properly identified deficiencies in the prior QME reports, the procedures under Labor Code section 4062.2 were inapplicable due to the pre-2005 injury date. Consequently, the WCJ must now appoint a "regular physician" to further develop the medical record.
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