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The Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration because their prior decision correctly found substantial evidence of psychiatric injury but remanded the case for further development of the record regarding the cause of injury. Specifically, the Board found the prior decision was not a final order subject to reconsideration, as it returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The defendant sought to reinstate a prior WCJ decision that denied the applicant's claim of industrial injury.
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The Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration because their prior decision correctly found substantial evidence of psychiatric injury but remanded the case for further development of the record regarding the cause of injury. Specifically, the Board found the prior decision was not a final order subject to reconsideration, as it returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The defendant sought to reinstate a prior WCJ decision that denied the applicant's claim of industrial injury.
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