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The Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the prior consolidation order. The Board found that despite common employer and last date of work, individual cumulative trauma claims involving different body parts and injury dates necessitate separate medical evaluations. Post-termination defenses also require individualized determinations of disability and knowledge for each applicant. Therefore, the Board concluded there are insufficient common issues of law or fact to justify consolidating these diverse claims.
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The Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the prior consolidation order. The Board found that despite common employer and last date of work, individual cumulative trauma claims involving different body parts and injury dates necessitate separate medical evaluations. Post-termination defenses also require individualized determinations of disability and knowledge for each applicant. Therefore, the Board concluded there are insufficient common issues of law or fact to justify consolidating these diverse claims.
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