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This case involves an applicant challenging a Workers' Compensation Judge's decision to disregard the Qualified Medical Examiner's (QME) reports due to flawed apportionment analysis and ordering a new QME panel. The Appeals Board granted removal, rescinded the order for a new QME panel, and returned the matter for further development of the record. The Board agreed that the QME's reports lacked substantial medical evidence due to a misunderstanding of apportionment law and that further development with the same QME would be unhelpful. The Board emphasized that new medical-legal reporting would be necessary to properly weigh evidence.
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This case involves an applicant challenging a Workers' Compensation Judge's decision to disregard the Qualified Medical Examiner's (QME) reports due to flawed apportionment analysis and ordering a new QME panel. The Appeals Board granted removal, rescinded the order for a new QME panel, and returned the matter for further development of the record. The Board agreed that the QME's reports lacked substantial medical evidence due to a misunderstanding of apportionment law and that further development with the same QME would be unhelpful. The Board emphasized that new medical-legal reporting would be necessary to properly weigh evidence.
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