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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's second petition for reconsideration as it was a successive filing, which is not permitted. Such petitions are considered improper and must be filed as a writ of review with the Court of Appeals. Additionally, the petition would have been dismissed as untimely, as it was filed well beyond the 25-day limit. The WCAB reiterated that a prior decision denying reconsideration is not subject to a further petition for reconsideration.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's second petition for reconsideration as it was a successive filing, which is not permitted. Such petitions are considered improper and must be filed as a writ of review with the Court of Appeals. Additionally, the petition would have been dismissed as untimely, as it was filed well beyond the 25-day limit. The WCAB reiterated that a prior decision denying reconsideration is not subject to a further petition for reconsideration.
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