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This case involves applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied the applicant's request for a replacement Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel, finding that the original QME's failure to serve the applicant directly with his report, despite serving her attorney, constituted substantial compliance. The Board reasoned that the applicant was not significantly prejudiced as she retained rights for further discovery and that a replacement panel was not warranted. Ultimately, the WCAB denied the petition for reconsideration, upholding the prior order.
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This case involves applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB denied the applicant's request for a replacement Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel, finding that the original QME's failure to serve the applicant directly with his report, despite serving her attorney, constituted substantial compliance. The Board reasoned that the applicant was not significantly prejudiced as she retained rights for further discovery and that a replacement panel was not warranted. Ultimately, the WCAB denied the petition for reconsideration, upholding the prior order.
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