Fernando Tapiz — ADJ10221548, ADJ9916635, ADJ9916631

Firefighter captain Fernando Tapiz claimed three industrial injuries against the City of Watsonville, including alleged psyche and sleep injuries that defendant disputed. The court-appointed regular physician, Dr. Michael Post, stated that psychiatric and internal medicine issues were outside his expertise and should be addressed by appropriate forensic evaluators. Applicant petitioned for additional QME panels in psychology and internal medicine, which the WCJ denied for lack of good cause. On reconsideration, the Appeals Board treated applicant's petition for removal under the removal standard (since he challenged only an interlocutory issue), rescinded the F&O, and found good cause existed for the additional panels because they were necessary for applicant to meet his burden of proof on the disputed body parts. The Board ordered panels in psychology and internal medicine to issue.