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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the findings of the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) who found the applicant did not sustain the alleged injury. The WCJ found the applicant's supervisor's testimony regarding the applicant's job duties to be credible, contradicting the applicant's account of heavy lifting. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determinations, as the judge observed the witnesses directly.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the findings of the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) who found the applicant did not sustain the alleged injury. The WCJ found the applicant's supervisor's testimony regarding the applicant's job duties to be credible, contradicting the applicant's account of heavy lifting. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determinations, as the judge observed the witnesses directly.
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