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CHARLES GRANDELL vs. SEARES VALLEY MINERALS, ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, IMC CHEMICAL, INC., CONSTITUTION STATE SERVICE COMPANY, RELIANCE NATIONAL

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration and dismissed their petition for removal. The Board affirmed the WCJ's findings that the applicant sustained a continuous trauma injury to his spine, ears, eyes, and psyche arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found that the defendant's arguments regarding the post-termination defense and reliance on a specific PQME were without merit. Finally, the Board determined that removal was inappropriate as reconsideration was the correct procedural remedy for the issues raised.