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

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☑ Interview client
☑ Interview client
☑ Review his or her documents
☑ Review his or her documents
☑ Immediately take note of time limits applicable – they are always to be adhered to
☑ Immediately take note of time limits applicable – they are always to be adhered to
☑ Contact the WCB for necessary clarification, reconsideration based on new evidence, etc.
☑ Contact the WCB for necessary clarification, reconsideration based on new evidence, etc.
☑ 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.   
☑ 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.   
☑ File Request for Review application form if instructed by client.  Ensure the time limit is met.
☑ File Request for Review application form if instructed by client.  Ensure the time limit is met.
☑ Request copy of file from Board (this can be done before an appeal is filed if time permits).
☑ Request copy of file from Board (this can be done before an appeal is filed if time permits).
☑ Review client’s file with him or her
☑ Review client’s file with him or her
* a) Any correspondence
* a) Any correspondence