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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a previous award, returning the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The core issue is whether the applicant deputy sheriff's hypertension constitutes heart trouble for the purposes of a statutory presumption of industrial injury. The WCAB found the agreed medical evaluator's opinion regarding heart trouble unclear, as it did not definitively address the broad legal definition of the term. Therefore, the case requires further medical evaluation and deposition to clarify the applicant's cardiac condition in relation to the legal standard.
JOHN KOSICH vs. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a previous award, returning the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The core issue is whether the applicant deputy sheriff's hypertension constitutes "heart trouble" for the purposes of a statutory presumption of industrial injury. The WCAB found the agreed medical evaluator's opinion regarding "heart trouble" unclear, as it did not definitively address the broad legal definition of the term. Therefore, the case requires further medical evaluation and deposition to clarify the applicant's cardiac condition in relation to the legal standard.
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