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This case involves a workers' compensation claim for a hiatal hernia, GERD, and Barrett's Esophagus. The defendant sought to apportion the applicant's permanent disability, arguing that the presumed industrial cause of the hernia did not extend to subsequent GERD complications. However, the Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding that the medical examiner's apportionment was not based on the cause of the permanent disability, but rather on the cause of the injury. Therefore, in the absence of legally sufficient apportionment, the applicant was awarded unapportioned permanent disability.
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This case involves a workers' compensation claim for a hiatal hernia, GERD, and Barrett's Esophagus. The defendant sought to apportion the applicant's permanent disability, arguing that the presumed industrial cause of the hernia did not extend to subsequent GERD complications. However, the Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding that the medical examiner's apportionment was not based on the cause of the permanent disability, but rather on the cause of the injury. Therefore, in the absence of legally sufficient apportionment, the applicant was awarded unapportioned permanent disability.
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