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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Compromise and Release (C&R) order. The applicant claimed the C&R was based on a mistake by his former attorney and opposing counsel. However, the WCAB found no evidence or testimony under oath in the record to support these allegations of mistake. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the petition as premature and recommended it be treated as a petition to set aside, requiring a hearing for the applicant to present evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration of a Compromise and Release (C&R) order. The applicant claimed the C&R was based on a mistake by his former attorney and opposing counsel. However, the WCAB found no evidence or testimony under oath in the record to support these allegations of mistake. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the petition as premature and recommended it be treated as a petition to set aside, requiring a hearing for the applicant to present evidence.
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