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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award to Farrha Alaeddin. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found the applicant's stroke was industrial based on witness testimony and the opinion of an Agreed Medical Evaluator. The Judge gave significant weight to witness demeanor and found no substantial evidence to reject the credibility determinations. The defendant's contention that the finding of probable medication use was speculative was rejected, as the preponderance of the evidence supported an industrial causation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award to Farrha Alaeddin. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found the applicant's stroke was industrial based on witness testimony and the opinion of an Agreed Medical Evaluator. The Judge gave significant weight to witness demeanor and found no substantial evidence to reject the credibility determinations. The defendant's contention that the finding of probable medication use was speculative was rejected, as the preponderance of the evidence supported an industrial causation.
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