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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the WCJ's denial of the applicant's petition to reopen. The Board found that the applicant established good cause to reopen for new and further disability related to his left thumb and heart injuries sustained during his employment with the California Highway Patrol. Substantial medical evidence supported the cumulative trauma to the left thumb and the presumption under Labor Code section 3212.3 applied to the heart injury. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed the WCJ's denial of the applicant's petition to reopen. The Board found that the applicant established good cause to reopen for new and further disability related to his left thumb and heart injuries sustained during his employment with the California Highway Patrol. Substantial medical evidence supported the cumulative trauma to the left thumb and the presumption under Labor Code section 3212.3 applied to the heart injury. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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