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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that found the applicant's ankle injury compensable, despite the employer's defense of marijuana intoxication. The Board adopted the judge's reasoning, which found the employer failed to meet the burden of proof that intoxication was a substantial factor in causing the injury. The judge gave significant weight to the applicant's medical expert, who opined that a positive marijuana test does not necessarily correlate with psychomotor impairment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that found the applicant's ankle injury compensable, despite the employer's defense of marijuana intoxication. The Board adopted the judge's reasoning, which found the employer failed to meet the burden of proof that intoxication was a substantial factor in causing the injury. The judge gave significant weight to the applicant's medical expert, who opined that a positive marijuana test does not necessarily correlate with psychomotor impairment.
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