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Applicant sought reconsideration of a WCAB decision denying jurisdiction to amend a prior award, arguing her RSD constitutes an insidious, progressive disease exempting it from the five-year statute of limitations. The Board denied reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to demonstrate her RSD met the criteria for an insidious, progressive disease as defined in General Foundry Service v. WCAB. Furthermore, the Board noted the original decision did not reserve jurisdiction and no timely petition to reopen was filed to address this possibility. Therefore, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to amend the award over five years post-injury.
ALEXANDRA CULLEN-WRIGHT vs. CUMMINS & WHITE, LLP, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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Applicant sought reconsideration of a WCAB decision denying jurisdiction to amend a prior award, arguing her RSD constitutes an insidious, progressive disease exempting it from the five-year statute of limitations. The Board denied reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to demonstrate her RSD met the criteria for an insidious, progressive disease as defined in General Foundry Service v. WCAB. Furthermore, the Board noted the original decision did not reserve jurisdiction and no timely petition to reopen was filed to address this possibility. Therefore, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to amend the award over five years post-injury.
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