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This case concerns an employer's petition for reconsideration regarding the denial of a new Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel. The applicant amended his claim to include a cumulative trauma injury and additional body parts, but he did not file a new claim form. The Board denied the petition, holding that because the applicant amended an existing application and did not file a new claim form, the employer was not entitled to a new QME panel. The ruling relies on the principle that the filing date of the claim form determines which evaluator considers the injury claim.
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This case concerns an employer's petition for reconsideration regarding the denial of a new Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel. The applicant amended his claim to include a cumulative trauma injury and additional body parts, but he did not file a new claim form. The Board denied the petition, holding that because the applicant amended an existing application and did not file a new claim form, the employer was not entitled to a new QME panel. The ruling relies on the principle that the filing date of the claim form determines which evaluator considers the injury claim.
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