Jordan v. Brazier Forest Products

Claimant seeks review of a decision in which the Workers’ Compensation Board held that it did not have jurisdiction over an Order Denying Reconsideration of a Notice of Closure of claimant’s claim. He argues, in effect, that an order denying reconsideration, to the extent that it has any significance, is in essence identical to an order on reconsideration, over which the Board does have jurisdiction. We hold that the Board has jurisdiction over any order that resolves a request for reconsideration of a Notice of Closure, however the order may be denominated. We therefore reverse and remand.

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