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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of the WCJ's decision finding industrial injury to the applicant's heart and cardiovascular system. The Board rescinded the award, finding the opinion of the applicant's treating physician unsubstantial due to a lack of detailed reasoning and contradictory evidence regarding work conditions. Conversely, the Board found the QME's opinion that Chagas disease was the sole cause of the cardiac arrest to be well-reasoned and substantial, leading to the denial of applicant's claims. Consequently, the Board ordered that the applicant take nothing by way of his claims.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of the WCJ's decision finding industrial injury to the applicant's heart and cardiovascular system. The Board rescinded the award, finding the opinion of the applicant's treating physician unsubstantial due to a lack of detailed reasoning and contradictory evidence regarding work conditions. Conversely, the Board found the QME's opinion that Chagas disease was the sole cause of the cardiac arrest to be well-reasoned and substantial, leading to the denial of applicant's claims. Consequently, the Board ordered that the applicant take nothing by way of his claims.
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