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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Gallo Glass Company's petition for reconsideration of an award to William Ford. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's decision to allow amendment of the claim to include sleep disorder and respiratory injuries (COPD), finding these were part of a single cumulative trauma injury. The Board also upheld the deferral of the employer's reimbursement claim against an Agreed Medical Examiner. The employer's arguments regarding separate claims and insufficient medical evidence were rejected.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Gallo Glass Company's petition for reconsideration of an award to William Ford. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's decision to allow amendment of the claim to include sleep disorder and respiratory injuries (COPD), finding these were part of a single cumulative trauma injury. The Board also upheld the deferral of the employer's reimbursement claim against an Agreed Medical Examiner. The employer's arguments regarding separate claims and insufficient medical evidence were rejected.
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