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Applicant Anselmo Leal Torres sought reconsideration of a prior order denying his workers' compensation claim. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's finding that Torres did not sustain an industrial injury. The Board found the applicant failed to meet his burden of proof and waived the argument regarding the presumption of compensability by not raising it earlier. Medical evidence did not support a nexus between the claimed injuries and employment.
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Applicant Anselmo Leal Torres sought reconsideration of a prior order denying his workers' compensation claim. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's finding that Torres did not sustain an industrial injury. The Board found the applicant failed to meet his burden of proof and waived the argument regarding the presumption of compensability by not raising it earlier. Medical evidence did not support a nexus between the claimed injuries and employment.
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