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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and affirmed the WCJ's finding that the applicant was not a credible witness regarding her neck and back injury claims, as she failed to meet her burden of proof. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's medical evidence lacked substantiality and did not explain the mechanism of injury. However, the Board rescinded the prior order that the applicant take nothing, recognizing a stipulation and WCJ finding of industrial injury to the applicant's shoulders. Therefore, the applicant's findings of fact for the shoulders are affirmed, but her claims for neck and back injuries were denied based on credibility and lack of evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and affirmed the WCJ's finding that the applicant was not a credible witness regarding her neck and back injury claims, as she failed to meet her burden of proof. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's medical evidence lacked substantiality and did not explain the mechanism of injury. However, the Board rescinded the prior order that the applicant take nothing, recognizing a stipulation and WCJ finding of industrial injury to the applicant's shoulders. Therefore, the applicant's findings of fact for the shoulders are affirmed, but her claims for neck and back injuries were denied based on credibility and lack of evidence.
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