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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration in this case, affirming the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) findings. The WCJ found the applicant sustained a cumulative trauma injury, resulting in aggravation of pre-existing diabetes and hypertension and development of a sleep disorder. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determination, finding no substantial evidence to reject it. The Board also affirmed that the physical consequences of the cumulative trauma, such as the aggravated medical conditions and sleep disorder, were compensable despite the non-compensability of a separate psychiatric injury claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration in this case, affirming the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) findings. The WCJ found the applicant sustained a cumulative trauma injury, resulting in aggravation of pre-existing diabetes and hypertension and development of a sleep disorder. The Board gave great weight to the WCJ's credibility determination, finding no substantial evidence to reject it. The Board also affirmed that the physical consequences of the cumulative trauma, such as the aggravated medical conditions and sleep disorder, were compensable despite the non-compensability of a separate psychiatric injury claim.
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