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Applicant Donald Griebling seeks to set aside a $5,000 Compromise and Release (C&R) approved by the WCJ. He alleges he was misled into believing the C&R would grant him full retirement and medical benefits, which he later learned was untrue. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to allow applicant to prove good cause for setting aside the C&R, treating his petition as a petition to reopen. The case is returned to the trial level for the WCJ to determine if sufficient grounds exist to vacate the prior order.
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Applicant Donald Griebling seeks to set aside a $5,000 Compromise and Release (C&R) approved by the WCJ. He alleges he was misled into believing the C&R would grant him full retirement and medical benefits, which he later learned was untrue. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to allow applicant to prove good cause for setting aside the C&R, treating his petition as a petition to reopen. The case is returned to the trial level for the WCJ to determine if sufficient grounds exist to vacate the prior order.
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