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The defendant employer sought reconsideration of a WCJ's award finding industrial injury to the applicant's heart and Hepatitis C. The defendant claimed newly discovered evidence existed that undermined the original decision. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration for one case number, rescinded the WCJ's award, and returned the matter for further proceedings to consider the new evidence. The petition for reconsideration of a second, dismissed case number was dismissed as untimely.
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The defendant employer sought reconsideration of a WCJ's award finding industrial injury to the applicant's heart and Hepatitis C. The defendant claimed newly discovered evidence existed that undermined the original decision. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration for one case number, rescinded the WCJ's award, and returned the matter for further proceedings to consider the new evidence. The petition for reconsideration of a second, dismissed case number was dismissed as untimely.
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