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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Joel Flores' Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed over three months after the Workers' Compensation Judge's initial decision, exceeding the mandatory 20-day filing deadline. Because the petition was not filed within the jurisdictional time limit, the Board lacked authority to consider its merits. The Board advised that a Petition to Reopen may be the appropriate avenue for the applicant's claims of new and further disability.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Joel Flores' Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed over three months after the Workers' Compensation Judge's initial decision, exceeding the mandatory 20-day filing deadline. Because the petition was not filed within the jurisdictional time limit, the Board lacked authority to consider its merits. The Board advised that a Petition to Reopen may be the appropriate avenue for the applicant's claims of new and further disability.
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