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This case involves applicant Theresa Lockhart's claim for workers' compensation benefits for a right shoulder injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) decision. The WCJ found Lockhart's testimony lacked credibility, noting inconsistencies regarding the cause and timing of her injury. Specifically, defense witnesses credibly testified Lockhart admitted to injuring her shoulder lifting a grandchild prior to her claimed industrial injury. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determinations, finding no substantial evidence to overturn them.
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This case involves applicant Theresa Lockhart's claim for workers' compensation benefits for a right shoulder injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied her Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) decision. The WCJ found Lockhart's testimony lacked credibility, noting inconsistencies regarding the cause and timing of her injury. Specifically, defense witnesses credibly testified Lockhart admitted to injuring her shoulder lifting a grandchild prior to her claimed industrial injury. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determinations, finding no substantial evidence to overturn them.
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