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This case concerns a workers' compensation claim by Barry Brooks, Jr. against the Oakland Raiders for industrial injury as a professional athlete. The defendant sought reconsideration of an award finding the claim timely, arguing it was barred by the statute of limitations. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the finding that the defendant failed to prove Brooks knew his disability was work-related more than one year before filing his claim. The Board emphasized that "disability" under the statute requires medical opinion, not lay knowledge of pain.
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This case concerns a workers' compensation claim by Barry Brooks, Jr. against the Oakland Raiders for industrial injury as a professional athlete. The defendant sought reconsideration of an award finding the claim timely, arguing it was barred by the statute of limitations. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the finding that the defendant failed to prove Brooks knew his disability was work-related more than one year before filing his claim. The Board emphasized that "disability" under the statute requires medical opinion, not lay knowledge of pain.
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