Julia Bering — ADJ17258260

Applicant Julia Bering sustained an admitted August 2, 2022 industrial injury to her neck and head, and claimed additional injuries to her brain, psyche, dental, and fibromyalgia, which defendant denied. After trial, the WCJ found good cause to order additional QME panels in psychology and rheumatology, relying in part on the neurology QME's recommendation that a psychiatry QME be the next step and a rheumatology consultation diagnosing probable fibromyalgia. Defendant sought reconsideration/removal arguing no good cause existed for the additional panels. The Board treated the petition as one for reconsideration because the F&O contained both final and non-final orders, but applied the removal standard because defendant only challenged the interlocutory order for additional panels. The Board denied the petition, finding no significant prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy.