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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Rosalba Benitez's petition for reconsideration of a prior ruling. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's finding that Benitez did not sustain an industrial injury to her back, shoulders, or other body parts on October 26, 2011. The Board found the applicant's credibility to be questionable, citing inconsistent testimony regarding a fall and subsequent events. Therefore, Benitez failed to prove her injury arose out of and in the course of employment or that exceptions to the post-termination claim bar applied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Rosalba Benitez's petition for reconsideration of a prior ruling. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's finding that Benitez did not sustain an industrial injury to her back, shoulders, or other body parts on October 26, 2011. The Board found the applicant's credibility to be questionable, citing inconsistent testimony regarding a fall and subsequent events. Therefore, Benitez failed to prove her injury arose out of and in the course of employment or that exceptions to the post-termination claim bar applied.
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