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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Daisy Mireles' petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, which found Mireles had not met her burden of proving an industrial injury. The WCJ's credibility determination, based on observing witness demeanor, was given great weight. The WCJ found Mireles' claims of orthopedic and psychiatric injury not credible due to her lack of treatment seeking, implausible explanations, and inconsistencies, distinguishing the case from cited precedents.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Daisy Mireles' petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, which found Mireles had not met her burden of proving an industrial injury. The WCJ's credibility determination, based on observing witness demeanor, was given great weight. The WCJ found Mireles' claims of orthopedic and psychiatric injury not credible due to her lack of treatment seeking, implausible explanations, and inconsistencies, distinguishing the case from cited precedents.
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