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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial injury due to Valley Fever, as the defendant failed to timely deny the claim and did not present sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of injury. The Board also dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration, stating that the applicant was not aggrieved by a final order, as the WCJ ruled in their favor regarding the industrial injury. The defendant was admonished for attempting to introduce new evidence after discovery had closed without proper acknowledgment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial injury due to Valley Fever, as the defendant failed to timely deny the claim and did not present sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of injury. The Board also dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration, stating that the applicant was not aggrieved by a final order, as the WCJ ruled in their favor regarding the industrial injury. The defendant was admonished for attempting to introduce new evidence after discovery had closed without proper acknowledgment.
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