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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the WCJ's finding of injury AOE/COE, holding that the applicant failed to prove her injury arose out of and in the course of employment. The Board found no substantial evidence supported an AOE/COE injury, distinguishing defendant's denial letter as an acknowledgment of an accident, not an admission of industrial injury. The issue of medical/legal charges was deferred for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the WCJ's finding of injury AOE/COE, holding that the applicant failed to prove her injury arose out of and in the course of employment. The Board found no substantial evidence supported an AOE/COE injury, distinguishing defendant's denial letter as an acknowledgment of an accident, not an admission of industrial injury. The issue of medical/legal charges was deferred for further proceedings.
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