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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior decision finding that the deceased employee did not sustain an industrial injury to his nervous, cardiac, or hypertension systems. Furthermore, his death was determined not to be industrially caused, and his widow's claim for death benefits was denied. The Board found that the defendant's timely denial of the employee's inter vivos claim precluded the need for a separate denial of the death benefit claim arising from the same alleged injury. The Board also concluded that the applicant failed to present substantial medical evidence demonstrating industrial causation for the alleged conditions or the resulting death.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior decision finding that the deceased employee did not sustain an industrial injury to his nervous, cardiac, or hypertension systems. Furthermore, his death was determined not to be industrially caused, and his widow's claim for death benefits was denied. The Board found that the defendant's timely denial of the employee's inter vivos claim precluded the need for a separate denial of the death benefit claim arising from the same alleged injury. The Board also concluded that the applicant failed to present substantial medical evidence demonstrating industrial causation for the alleged conditions or the resulting death.
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