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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the WCJ's decision. While the applicant is presumed to have sustained injury AOE/COE for asthma and digestive issues, the issue of lung disease and nose/throat injury AOE/COE was not properly framed for trial. Therefore, this specific issue has been deferred, pending further proceedings. The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's other findings based on the existing record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the WCJ's decision. While the applicant is presumed to have sustained injury AOE/COE for asthma and digestive issues, the issue of lung disease and nose/throat injury AOE/COE was not properly framed for trial. Therefore, this specific issue has been deferred, pending further proceedings. The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's other findings based on the existing record.
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