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This case concerns whether specific medical reports obtained for a disability retirement claim are admissible in a workers' compensation proceeding. The Appeals Board rescinded the prior ruling, holding these reports are relevant and may be provided to the orthopedic Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) and psychiatric Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Board found the reports relevant to the medical issues, even though they were not obtained through the standard workers' compensation medical-legal evaluation process. Consequently, the applicant's objection to providing these reports to the evaluators was overruled.
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This case concerns whether specific medical reports obtained for a disability retirement claim are admissible in a workers' compensation proceeding. The Appeals Board rescinded the prior ruling, holding these reports are relevant and may be provided to the orthopedic Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) and psychiatric Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Board found the reports relevant to the medical issues, even though they were not obtained through the standard workers' compensation medical-legal evaluation process. Consequently, the applicant's objection to providing these reports to the evaluators was overruled.
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