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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) amended a prior finding to include industrial injury to the applicant's bilateral knees, stemming from a fall at work. However, the WCAB affirmed the original finding that the applicant did not sustain industrial injury to any other body parts. Crucially, the claim was barred by the post-termination defense and statute of limitations, as the employer lacked timely notice of the injury, and the psychiatric claim was barred by insufficient employment duration. Ultimately, the applicant was ordered to take nothing on his claim despite the amended finding regarding his knees.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) amended a prior finding to include industrial injury to the applicant's bilateral knees, stemming from a fall at work. However, the WCAB affirmed the original finding that the applicant did not sustain industrial injury to any other body parts. Crucially, the claim was barred by the post-termination defense and statute of limitations, as the employer lacked timely notice of the injury, and the psychiatric claim was barred by insufficient employment duration. Ultimately, the applicant was ordered to take nothing on his claim despite the amended finding regarding his knees.
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