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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding benefits to Lawrence Shanteler. Petitioners Gateway Liquor and State Compensation Insurance Fund argued the administrative law judge erred in finding the injury arose out of and occurred in the course of employment and raised a post-termination claim issue. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, emphasizing the significant weight given to the WCJ's credibility findings. The WCJ found Shanteler's testimony credible regarding the injury and his attempts to report it, discrediting contrary employer testimony and surveillance video evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding benefits to Lawrence Shanteler. Petitioners Gateway Liquor and State Compensation Insurance Fund argued the administrative law judge erred in finding the injury arose out of and occurred in the course of employment and raised a post-termination claim issue. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, emphasizing the significant weight given to the WCJ's credibility findings. The WCJ found Shanteler's testimony credible regarding the injury and his attempts to report it, discrediting contrary employer testimony and surveillance video evidence.
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