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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to review the WCJ's finding that applicant sustained a cumulative trauma injury from 2000-2008 and that the claim was not time-barred. The Board dismissed the defendant's petition for removal and affirmed that the claim is not time-barred, estopping the defendant from asserting the statute of limitations due to failure to provide required notices. However, the WCAB returned the matter to the trial level to further develop the record on industrial causation, as medical evidence is generally required for such claims.
ALICE HOWARD vs. CELITE CORPORATION, INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA is a workers' compensation case decided in Goleta. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Goleta.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to review the WCJ's finding that applicant sustained a cumulative trauma injury from 2000-2008 and that the claim was not time-barred. The Board dismissed the defendant's petition for removal and affirmed that the claim is not time-barred, estopping the defendant from asserting the statute of limitations due to failure to provide required notices. However, the WCAB returned the matter to the trial level to further develop the record on industrial causation, as medical evidence is generally required for such claims.
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