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Applicant Lacadia Hartman sought reconsideration of an Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) after discovering that a utilization review had approved her requested shoulder surgery post-settlement. The defendant had signed the C&R after the UR determination but did not inform the applicant or the WCJ. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration as premature, treating it as a petition to set aside the OACR, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings to establish an evidentiary record. The Board emphasized the importance of adequate inquiry into C&R agreements and due process for all parties.
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Applicant Lacadia Hartman sought reconsideration of an Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) after discovering that a utilization review had approved her requested shoulder surgery post-settlement. The defendant had signed the C&R after the UR determination but did not inform the applicant or the WCJ. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration as premature, treating it as a petition to set aside the OACR, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings to establish an evidentiary record. The Board emphasized the importance of adequate inquiry into C&R agreements and due process for all parties.
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