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This case involves an applicant seeking workers' compensation for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision. The ALJ found the applicant's testimony regarding the injury and its reporting to be not credible due to inconsistencies and lack of corroboration. Consequently, the WCAB found insufficient evidence to support a finding of injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment. The WCAB gave great weight to the ALJ's credibility determination based on observing the witness's demeanor.
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This case involves an applicant seeking workers' compensation for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision. The ALJ found the applicant's testimony regarding the injury and its reporting to be not credible due to inconsistencies and lack of corroboration. Consequently, the WCAB found insufficient evidence to support a finding of injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment. The WCAB gave great weight to the ALJ's credibility determination based on observing the witness's demeanor.
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