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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Maria Lozano's second petition for reconsideration. This petition challenged both an Administrative Law Judge's decision and a prior Board decision denying her initial reconsideration request. California law prohibits successive petitions for reconsideration; once a decision has been made without new evidence, the only recourse is a writ of review. Therefore, Lozano's current petition was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Maria Lozano's second petition for reconsideration. This petition challenged both an Administrative Law Judge's decision and a prior Board decision denying her initial reconsideration request. California law prohibits successive petitions for reconsideration; once a decision has been made without new evidence, the only recourse is a writ of review. Therefore, Lozano's current petition was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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