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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a prior decision and found the applicant's claim for blood cancer barred by the statute of limitations. The WCAB acknowledged that the applicant's prior claim for a stroke was already barred by res judicata. However, the WCAB determined that the applicant had knowledge of his blood cancer being work-related in 2004, but failed to file a claim until 2013. Therefore, the claim for blood cancer was untimely.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a prior decision and found the applicant's claim for blood cancer barred by the statute of limitations. The WCAB acknowledged that the applicant's prior claim for a stroke was already barred by res judicata. However, the WCAB determined that the applicant had knowledge of his blood cancer being work-related in 2004, but failed to file a claim until 2013. Therefore, the claim for blood cancer was untimely.
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