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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision denying his claim for industrial injury. The Administrative Law Judge found the applicant not credible regarding his job duties, termination, and the physical demands of his work, thus failing to establish a compensable injury. The Board upheld this decision, agreeing that the applicant did not meet his burden of proof and that the presumption of compensability under Labor Code section 5402 did not apply due to the defendant's timely rejection of the claim. The Board emphasized giving great weight to the WCJ's credibility findings.
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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision denying his claim for industrial injury. The Administrative Law Judge found the applicant not credible regarding his job duties, termination, and the physical demands of his work, thus failing to establish a compensable injury. The Board upheld this decision, agreeing that the applicant did not meet his burden of proof and that the presumption of compensability under Labor Code section 5402 did not apply due to the defendant's timely rejection of the claim. The Board emphasized giving great weight to the WCJ's credibility findings.
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