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This case involves an applicant police lieutenant claiming industrial injury to his lumbar spine, right knee, and neck. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding of no industrial injury. The denial was based on a qualified medical evaluator's opinion that the applicant's degenerative disc disease was from a single traumatic event, not a cumulative one related to wearing a duty belt, thus rebutting the Labor Code section 3213.2 presumption. The majority also considered the applicant's credibility as determined by the WCJ.
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This case involves an applicant police lieutenant claiming industrial injury to his lumbar spine, right knee, and neck. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding of no industrial injury. The denial was based on a qualified medical evaluator's opinion that the applicant's degenerative disc disease was from a single traumatic event, not a cumulative one related to wearing a duty belt, thus rebutting the Labor Code section 3213.2 presumption. The majority also considered the applicant's credibility as determined by the WCJ.
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