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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding no final order was issued by the WCJ for reconsideration to apply. The Board also denied the applicant's Petition for Removal, as no significant prejudice or irreparable harm was demonstrated. The WCJ's interim order appropriately deferred substantive issues due to an incomplete medical record and appointed an independent medical examiner to augment the record. The applicant's contentions regarding Dr. Sanders' report were deemed misplaced as the report was not admitted into evidence.
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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, finding no final order was issued by the WCJ for reconsideration to apply. The Board also denied the applicant's Petition for Removal, as no significant prejudice or irreparable harm was demonstrated. The WCJ's interim order appropriately deferred substantive issues due to an incomplete medical record and appointed an independent medical examiner to augment the record. The applicant's contentions regarding Dr. Sanders' report were deemed misplaced as the report was not admitted into evidence.
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