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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration and denied the Petition for Removal. The Board found the underlying decision was an interlocutory procedural order and therefore not a final decision eligible for reconsideration. Furthermore, the Board found no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to warrant the extraordinary remedy of removal. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that good cause existed for the Agreed Medical Evaluator's delay in submitting a supplemental report due to personal health issues and a family emergency.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration and denied the Petition for Removal. The Board found the underlying decision was an interlocutory procedural order and therefore not a final decision eligible for reconsideration. Furthermore, the Board found no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to warrant the extraordinary remedy of removal. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that good cause existed for the Agreed Medical Evaluator's delay in submitting a supplemental report due to personal health issues and a family emergency.
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