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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Michael Evans' petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found that the presumption of industrial heart injury was rebutted. This rebuttal was based on Dr. Levister's opinion that the applicant's heart disease was caused by alcoholism, not industrial hypertension or stroke. Additionally, the applicant's attorney was admonished for attaching inappropriate documents to the petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Michael Evans' petition for reconsideration. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found that the presumption of industrial heart injury was rebutted. This rebuttal was based on Dr. Levister's opinion that the applicant's heart disease was caused by alcoholism, not industrial hypertension or stroke. Additionally, the applicant's attorney was admonished for attaching inappropriate documents to the petition.
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