What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by the Appeals Board.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the Findings and Order issued on November 14, 2025, by the WCJ, which ordered additional QME panels in internal medicine and psychology.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board found no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to defendant if removal was denied and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if the matter proceeds to a final decision adverse to defendant.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the Findings and Order issued on November 14, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ ordered additional QME panels in internal medicine and psychology.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not establish good cause for additional QME panels where defendant denied liability for body parts and the current evaluator stated compensability of denied body parts is outside their expertise.