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The Applicant sought to have his workers' compensation case proceed solely on the issue of the presumption of compensability due to the employer's failure to deny liability within 90 days. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Applicant's petition for removal, upholding the trial judge's decision to require proof of injury (AOE/COE) in addition to the presumption. The Board found the Applicant waived his right to appeal by affirmatively agreeing to take the case off calendar.
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The Applicant sought to have his workers' compensation case proceed solely on the issue of the presumption of compensability due to the employer's failure to deny liability within 90 days. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Applicant's petition for removal, upholding the trial judge's decision to require proof of injury (AOE/COE) in addition to the presumption. The Board found the Applicant waived his right to appeal by affirmatively agreeing to take the case off calendar.
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