McCuan, Anthony

Anthony McCuan, a detention deputy for the County of Kern from 2001 to 2019, claimed injury to multiple body systems and parts during his employment. The WCJ found injury to the nervous system and unspecified chest pain, found other claimed injuries unresolved, and ordered further development of the record by way of additional QME panels in Orthopedic Surgery and Internal Medicine. Defendant sought reconsideration, arguing that QME Stephanie Stolinsky, PhD's opinions were substantial medical evidence rendering further development unnecessary. Because the petition challenged only an interlocutory order regarding development of the record (not the threshold AOE/COE finding), the Board treated it under the removal standard. The Board denied the petition, finding no significant prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision later issued.