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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petitions for reconsideration because they were filed untimely, well beyond the jurisdictional 25-day deadline. The applicant filed multiple petitions after the July 31, 2017 decision, with the earliest untimely filing occurring on September 22, 2017. Furthermore, the petitions failed to meet the statutory requirements by not specifying the grounds for reconsideration or citing specific evidence from the record. As a result, the Board lacked the authority to consider the petitions, leading to their dismissal.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petitions for reconsideration because they were filed untimely, well beyond the jurisdictional 25-day deadline. The applicant filed multiple petitions after the July 31, 2017 decision, with the earliest untimely filing occurring on September 22, 2017. Furthermore, the petitions failed to meet the statutory requirements by not specifying the grounds for reconsideration or citing specific evidence from the record. As a result, the Board lacked the authority to consider the petitions, leading to their dismissal.
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