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This case involves Bruce Balling's petition for reconsideration of a prior denial of his workers' compensation claim for Hepatitis C. The Appeals Board dismissed his petition because it was filed untimely, exceeding the jurisdictional 25-day deadline. Even if it had been timely, the petition would have been dismissed as successive, as it sought reconsideration of a prior denial of reconsideration. Balling's arguments regarding industrial origin and unfair trial were therefore not addressed on their merits.
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This case involves Bruce Balling's petition for reconsideration of a prior denial of his workers' compensation claim for Hepatitis C. The Appeals Board dismissed his petition because it was filed untimely, exceeding the jurisdictional 25-day deadline. Even if it had been timely, the petition would have been dismissed as successive, as it sought reconsideration of a prior denial of reconsideration. Balling's arguments regarding industrial origin and unfair trial were therefore not addressed on their merits.
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