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The applicant sought reconsideration for additional benefits related to his hypertension, claiming it was a work-related heart injury under Labor Code sections 3212 and 3212.5. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's finding that hypertension alone, without end-organ damage, is not considered "heart trouble" for the purposes of these presumptions. Medical evidence indicated the applicant had no loss of cardiac function due to coronary artery disease and that the cause of his hypertension was complex and not demonstrably work-related. Therefore, his petition was denied.
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The applicant sought reconsideration for additional benefits related to his hypertension, claiming it was a work-related heart injury under Labor Code sections 3212 and 3212.5. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's finding that hypertension alone, without end-organ damage, is not considered "heart trouble" for the purposes of these presumptions. Medical evidence indicated the applicant had no loss of cardiac function due to coronary artery disease and that the cause of his hypertension was complex and not demonstrably work-related. Therefore, his petition was denied.
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