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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Removal as moot because she attended the scheduled medical evaluation despite her objections. Applicant argued the evaluation was improper due to alleged procedural defects, but the Board found her petition untimely and her claims unsubstantiated by current law. Furthermore, the injury predated a relevant statutory amendment, making the applicant's procedural objections inapplicable. Therefore, the petition seeking to rescind the order compelling attendance was dismissed.
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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Removal as moot because she attended the scheduled medical evaluation despite her objections. Applicant argued the evaluation was improper due to alleged procedural defects, but the Board found her petition untimely and her claims unsubstantiated by current law. Furthermore, the injury predated a relevant statutory amendment, making the applicant's procedural objections inapplicable. Therefore, the petition seeking to rescind the order compelling attendance was dismissed.
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