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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding that the WCJ's orders for further medical development were interlocutory and not final orders subject to reconsideration. The Board also denied the applicant's request for removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to justify this extraordinary remedy. The WCJ's orders for panel QMEs were deemed appropriate to expedite the resolution of disputed medical issues.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding that the WCJ's orders for further medical development were interlocutory and not final orders subject to reconsideration. The Board also denied the applicant's request for removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to justify this extraordinary remedy. The WCJ's orders for panel QMEs were deemed appropriate to expedite the resolution of disputed medical issues.
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