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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report. The WCJ found the applicant not credible, inconsistent, and lacking substantiation for claimed injuries. The WCJ relied heavily on the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports, which attributed any increased impairment to subsequent employment, not the employment in question. The WCAB gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility findings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report. The WCJ found the applicant not credible, inconsistent, and lacking substantiation for claimed injuries. The WCJ relied heavily on the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports, which attributed any increased impairment to subsequent employment, not the employment in question. The WCAB gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility findings.
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