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This case concerns a workers' compensation death benefit claim filed by Edith Thompson, widow of Andrew Thompson, who died from asbestos exposure. The defendant sought reconsideration of a prior ruling that her claim was not time-barred. The Board rescinded the prior decision, finding that Labor Code section 5406.5 requires death benefit claims for asbestos-related deaths to be filed within one year of the date of death. Edith Thompson's application, filed over a year after her husband's death, was therefore dismissed as untimely.
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This case concerns a workers' compensation death benefit claim filed by Edith Thompson, widow of Andrew Thompson, who died from asbestos exposure. The defendant sought reconsideration of a prior ruling that her claim was not time-barred. The Board rescinded the prior decision, finding that Labor Code section 5406.5 requires death benefit claims for asbestos-related deaths to be filed within one year of the date of death. Edith Thompson's application, filed over a year after her husband's death, was therefore dismissed as untimely.
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