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This case involves an applicant, Wade Gavin, seeking workers' compensation benefits for two separate knee injuries. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied reconsideration of the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) findings. The ALJ found that the applicant's second claim, filed after termination from employment, was barred by the post-termination statute. This decision was based on the ALJ's finding that the applicant lacked credibility and was intentionally vague about the injury date, while also finding that a timely objection to hearsay evidence was not made. The WCAB adopted the ALJ's report, emphasizing the great weight given to the ALJ's credibility determinations.
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This case involves an applicant, Wade Gavin, seeking workers' compensation benefits for two separate knee injuries. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied reconsideration of the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) findings. The ALJ found that the applicant's second claim, filed after termination from employment, was barred by the post-termination statute. This decision was based on the ALJ's finding that the applicant lacked credibility and was intentionally vague about the injury date, while also finding that a timely objection to hearsay evidence was not made. The WCAB adopted the ALJ's report, emphasizing the great weight given to the ALJ's credibility determinations.
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