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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final order. A petition for reconsideration can only be taken from a final order that determines substantive rights or a fundamental threshold issue. The WCJ's decision in this case addressed only an intermediate procedural or evidentiary matter, not a final determination of liability or rights. Therefore, the petition was dismissed as improperly filed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final order. A petition for reconsideration can only be taken from a final order that determines substantive rights or a fundamental threshold issue. The WCJ's decision in this case addressed only an intermediate procedural or evidentiary matter, not a final determination of liability or rights. Therefore, the petition was dismissed as improperly filed.
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