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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award finding a firefighter sustained industrial cancer in his left arm. While affirming the WCJ's findings on injury and entitlement to treatment, the Board amended the award to correct the affected limb to the applicant's right arm. The defendant's arguments challenging the medical evidence and burden of proof were rejected.
DENNIS RUTKOWSKI vs. CITY OF LARKSPUR - FIRE DEPARTMENT, INNOVATIVE CLAIM SOLUTIONS is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award finding a firefighter sustained industrial cancer in his left arm. While affirming the WCJ's findings on injury and entitlement to treatment, the Board amended the award to correct the affected limb to the applicant's right arm. The defendant's arguments challenging the medical evidence and burden of proof were rejected.
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