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This case involves Joe Davis, a homecare provider, who claimed injury to his left leg and ankle on September 23, 2017. The applicant's petition for reconsideration was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board adopted the findings of the administrative law judge (WCJ), who found the applicant's testimony regarding the work-related incident to be not credible due to significant inconsistencies with contemporaneous medical records. These inconsistencies, along with the applicant's prior guilty plea for defrauding his employer, undermined his credibility in establishing an industrial injury.
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This case involves Joe Davis, a homecare provider, who claimed injury to his left leg and ankle on September 23, 2017. The applicant's petition for reconsideration was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board adopted the findings of the administrative law judge (WCJ), who found the applicant's testimony regarding the work-related incident to be not credible due to significant inconsistencies with contemporaneous medical records. These inconsistencies, along with the applicant's prior guilty plea for defrauding his employer, undermined his credibility in establishing an industrial injury.
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