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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The petitioner had actual notice of the Order Approving Compromise and Release by January 22, 2014, and the petition was not filed until April 28, 2014. Labor Code section 5903 mandates a 20-day filing window for such petitions, and exceeding this limit is a jurisdictional defect. Therefore, the Board lacked the authority to grant the petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The petitioner had actual notice of the Order Approving Compromise and Release by January 22, 2014, and the petition was not filed until April 28, 2014. Labor Code section 5903 mandates a 20-day filing window for such petitions, and exceeding this limit is a jurisdictional defect. Therefore, the Board lacked the authority to grant the petition.
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