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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the employer's petition for reconsideration to reverse a prior award. The Board found applicant failed to prove her hypersensitivity pneumonitis was industrially caused by a reasonable medical probability. While one doctor linked her condition to workplace exposure based on temporal factors and improvement upon removal, another expert found insufficient evidence of industrial causation. The Board concluded there was no substantial evidence, such as identified workplace antigens, to tie the applicant's lung condition to her employment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the employer's petition for reconsideration to reverse a prior award. The Board found applicant failed to prove her hypersensitivity pneumonitis was industrially caused by a reasonable medical probability. While one doctor linked her condition to workplace exposure based on temporal factors and improvement upon removal, another expert found insufficient evidence of industrial causation. The Board concluded there was no substantial evidence, such as identified workplace antigens, to tie the applicant's lung condition to her employment.
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