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Difference between revisions of "Checklist for Workers' Compensation Review Division Appeals (7:App G)"

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{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= July 21, 2022}}
{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= August 1, 2023}}
{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = workers}}
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{{Checkbox}} Contact the WCB for necessary clarification, reconsideration based on new evidence, etc.
{{Checkbox}} Contact the WCB for necessary clarification, reconsideration based on new evidence, etc.


{{Checkbox}} Advise client on alternatives such as an application for reconsideration based on new evidence, keeping in mind that the decision is not more than 75 days old since that would prohibit a Board from reconsidering it
{{Checkbox}} Advise client on alternatives such as an application for reconsideration based on new evidence, keeping in mind that the decision is not more than 75 days old since that would prohibit a Board from reconsidering it


{{Checkbox}} File Request for Review application form if instructed by client. Ensure the time limit is met.
{{Checkbox}} File Request for Review application form if instructed by client. Ensure the time limit is met.


{{Checkbox}} Request copy of file from Board (this can be done before an appeal is filed if time permits).
{{Checkbox}} Request copy of file from Board (this can be done before an appeal is filed if time permits)


{{Checkbox}} Review client’s file with them
{{Checkbox}} Review client’s file with them
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::(i) Medical legal reports
::(i) Medical legal reports
::(ii) Affidavits or letters from unavailable witnesses
::(ii) Affidavits or letters from unavailable witnesses
:::(a) Ask Review Division to subpoena non-cooperative witnesses
::(iii) Income tax returns, etc.
::(iii) Income tax returns, etc.
::*Ask Review Division to subpoena non-cooperative witnesses


{{Checkbox}} Prepare submissions - do this in writing, as with a trial book
{{Checkbox}} Prepare submissions - do this in writing, as with a trial book
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