Stanley Angel (deceased) Wanda Angel (widow), vs. Dow Chemical Company; Crawford & Company Andtravelers,

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY; CRAWFORD & COMPANY ANDTRAVELERS, STANLEY ANGEL (Deceased) WANDA ANGEL (Widow), WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIASTANLEY ANGEL (Deceased)WANDA ANGEL (Widow), Applicant,vs.DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY; CRAWFORD & COMPANY AND TRAVELERS, Defendants.Case No. ADJ1168599 (WCK 0050522)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Applicant, Wanda Angel, seeks reconsideration of the Decision After Reconsideration, issued March 5, 2009, in which we reversed the November 21, 2008 Findings and Award, and found applicant failed to establish through substantial medical evidence that her husband, decedent Stanley Angel, sustained industrial injury due to exposure to toxic chemicals causing multiple myeloma, leading to his death on July 6, 2001.            Applicant contends that, by that decision, the Appeals Board acted without or in excess of its power, and that the evidence does not justify the findings of fact. More specifically, applicant contends that we erred in concluding the medical opinion of Dr. Harrison, applicant’s Qualified Medical Evaluator, did not constitute substantial medical evidence. Applicant further argues that we applied an incorrect legal standard to applicant’s burden of proof, asserting that the evidence was sufficient to establish that it was reasonably probable that applicant’s decedent’s exposure to toxic chemicals contributed to his development of multiple myeloma. Finally, applicant argues that the Appeals Board relied upon insufficient evidence to establish the latency period for the decedent’s development of multiple myeloma. Defendant, Aetna Casualty & Surety/Travelers, on behalf of its insured, Dow Chemical Company, has filed an answer to applicant’s petition. ,             For the reasons set forth below, we shall affirm our prior determination and will deny applicant’s petition for reconsideration.I.            In our prior opinion, we reviewed the testimony adduced at trial, as well as

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