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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The applicant failed to file the petition within the statutory 25-day deadline after the March 25, 2013 Findings and Order. The Board adopted the administrative law judge's report, which found the applicant's injury did not arise out of and occur in the course of employment. Specifically, the applicant was engaged in a personal business venture, not employer-contemplated duties, at the time of the tractor accident.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The applicant failed to file the petition within the statutory 25-day deadline after the March 25, 2013 Findings and Order. The Board adopted the administrative law judge's report, which found the applicant's injury did not arise out of and occur in the course of employment. Specifically, the applicant was engaged in a personal business venture, not employer-contemplated duties, at the time of the tractor accident.
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