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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board found that the defendant's petition improperly sought reconsideration of an interlocutory issue, which should have been addressed through a petition for removal. Even if treated as a petition for reconsideration, the Board agreed with the WCJ that the applicant's objection to the Qualified Medical Evaluator's report was timely under Labor Code section 4061. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to a psychiatric PQME.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board found that the defendant's petition improperly sought reconsideration of an interlocutory issue, which should have been addressed through a petition for removal. Even if treated as a petition for reconsideration, the Board agreed with the WCJ that the applicant's objection to the Qualified Medical Evaluator's report was timely under Labor Code section 4061. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to a psychiatric PQME.
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