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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior Minute Order. The WCAB treated the petition as one seeking reconsideration because the applicant's election to proceed against CalTrans was deemed a threshold issue. However, the WCAB found no evidentiary record upon which to determine liability for benefits. Therefore, the WCAB preserved the applicant's election against CalTrans, deferred all other issues, and remanded the matter for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior Minute Order. The WCAB treated the petition as one seeking reconsideration because the applicant's election to proceed against CalTrans was deemed a threshold issue. However, the WCAB found no evidentiary record upon which to determine liability for benefits. Therefore, the WCAB preserved the applicant's election against CalTrans, deferred all other issues, and remanded the matter for further proceedings.
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