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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Fidel Palacios's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely filed. The applicant sought reconsideration of a prior award for industrial injuries sustained as a custodian, disputing attorney fees, the accuracy of an Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion, and claiming newly discovered evidence. The Board found the petition was filed more than 20 days after the award, exceeding the jurisdictional time limit. The Board also noted a clerical error in the permanent disability award that the trial judge can correct upon return to the trial level.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Fidel Palacios's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely filed. The applicant sought reconsideration of a prior award for industrial injuries sustained as a custodian, disputing attorney fees, the accuracy of an Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion, and claiming newly discovered evidence. The Board found the petition was filed more than 20 days after the award, exceeding the jurisdictional time limit. The Board also noted a clerical error in the permanent disability award that the trial judge can correct upon return to the trial level.
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