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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that found no industrial injury occurred. The applicant, Alberto Carmona, alleged he fractured his arm in a trench but provided inconsistent accounts of the incident. The Workers' Compensation Judge found the applicant not credible based on contradictory testimony, including evidence that the injury may have occurred from a fall off a ladder inside a house. The Board adopted the Judge's report and reasoning, giving great weight to the credibility findings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that found no industrial injury occurred. The applicant, Alberto Carmona, alleged he fractured his arm in a trench but provided inconsistent accounts of the incident. The Workers' Compensation Judge found the applicant not credible based on contradictory testimony, including evidence that the injury may have occurred from a fall off a ladder inside a house. The Board adopted the Judge's report and reasoning, giving great weight to the credibility findings.
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