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Applicant Marc Lafleur sought reconsideration of an April 18, 2025 Findings and Award, which denied his Petition to Reopen for new and further disability. The initial award found no evidence of new and further disability within five years of his June 11, 2015 injury. Lafleur argued that the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) should have relied on the opinion of Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) Thomas Pattison, M.D., and correctly identified his occupation. The Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration, stating that this is not a final order on the merits but defers a final decision for further review of factual and legal issues, encouraging the parties to consider mediation.
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Applicant Marc Lafleur sought reconsideration of an April 18, 2025 Findings and Award, which denied his Petition to Reopen for new and further disability. The initial award found no evidence of new and further disability within five years of his June 11, 2015 injury. Lafleur argued that the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) should have relied on the opinion of Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) Thomas Pattison, M.D., and correctly identified his occupation. The Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration, stating that this is not a final order on the merits but defers a final decision for further review of factual and legal issues, encouraging the parties to consider mediation.
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