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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) award finding industrial injury to the applicant's head, brain, heart, and stroke, in addition to previously stipulated knee injuries. This decision was based on the fact that the original stipulation expressly left the head, brain, heart, and stroke claims open for further litigation. Medical evidence supported these additional injuries as a compensable consequence of the initial knee injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) award finding industrial injury to the applicant's head, brain, heart, and stroke, in addition to previously stipulated knee injuries. This decision was based on the fact that the original stipulation expressly left the head, brain, heart, and stroke claims open for further litigation. Medical evidence supported these additional injuries as a compensable consequence of the initial knee injury.
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