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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of the decision that found her claimed slip and fall injury not industrial. The administrative law judge found significant credibility issues with the applicant's testimony due to numerous inconsistencies with her own prior statements and medical records. Furthermore, no medical evidence was presented linking the applicant's diagnosed degenerative conditions to the alleged work incident. The court declined to disturb the original finding, upholding the WCJ's credibility determinations and the lack of industrial causation evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of the decision that found her claimed slip and fall injury not industrial. The administrative law judge found significant credibility issues with the applicant's testimony due to numerous inconsistencies with her own prior statements and medical records. Furthermore, no medical evidence was presented linking the applicant's diagnosed degenerative conditions to the alleged work incident. The court declined to disturb the original finding, upholding the WCJ's credibility determinations and the lack of industrial causation evidence.
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