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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration because the order to attend a medical evaluation was an interlocutory, procedural order, not a final decision on substantive rights or liabilities. Reconsideration is only permissible for final orders under Labor Code section 5900. The Board also denied the petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning and finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration because the order to attend a medical evaluation was an interlocutory, procedural order, not a final decision on substantive rights or liabilities. Reconsideration is only permissible for final orders under Labor Code section 5900. The Board also denied the petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning and finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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