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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves Marlene Rask's claim for cumulative trauma from Hepatitis C, sustained while employed as a registered nurse. The original award found 10.5% permanent disability, but both the applicant and defendant Travelers contested this. The Board rescinded the prior award because the administrative law judge did not adequately clarify the date of injury for the cumulative trauma claim. The matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine this crucial date.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves Marlene Rask's claim for cumulative trauma from Hepatitis C, sustained while employed as a registered nurse. The original award found 10.5% permanent disability, but both the applicant and defendant Travelers contested this. The Board rescinded the prior award because the administrative law judge did not adequately clarify the date of injury for the cumulative trauma claim. The matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine this crucial date.
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