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This case involves Amelia Mendoza's deceased applicant seeking reconsideration of a prior Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB had previously overturned an administrative law judge's finding of death benefits due to an industrial injury, instead finding only an industrial injury to the applicant's left arm on a specific date, not resulting in death. The applicant argued the prior decision was erroneous, citing WCJ credibility, objective medical evidence of internal injury, and the treating physician's reports. The WCAB denied the petition for reconsideration, reaffirming its prior decision that the applicant's industrial injury did not result in death and that no attorney's fees could be awarded from available funds.
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This case involves Amelia Mendoza's deceased applicant seeking reconsideration of a prior Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision. The WCAB had previously overturned an administrative law judge's finding of death benefits due to an industrial injury, instead finding only an industrial injury to the applicant's left arm on a specific date, not resulting in death. The applicant argued the prior decision was erroneous, citing WCJ credibility, objective medical evidence of internal injury, and the treating physician's reports. The WCAB denied the petition for reconsideration, reaffirming its prior decision that the applicant's industrial injury did not result in death and that no attorney's fees could be awarded from available funds.
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