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ANTO'NIO ACOSTA vs. LUPTON EXCAVATIONS, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

Filed: Nov 07, 2007
San Francisco
STK 0190139

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Workers' Compensation Judge's finding that the applicant failed to prove his injury arose out of and in the course of employment. This decision was based on the judge's determination that the applicant was not a credible witness and presented inconsistent accounts of the incident. The Board gave great weight to the judge's credibility findings and the inconsistencies in the applicant's medical history and witness testimony.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Workers' Compensation Judge's finding that the applicant failed to prove his injury arose out of and in the course of employment. This decision was based on the judge's determination that the applicant was not a credible witness and presented inconsistent accounts of the incident. The Board gave great weight to the judge's credibility findings and the inconsistencies in the applicant's medical history and witness testimony.

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