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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the City of Sonoma's petition for reconsideration, affirming the administrative law judge's award. The judge determined Michael Cahill's date of injury for salivary gland cancer was July 25, 2007, finding his claim was not time-barred. This decision was based on the employer's failure to provide a claim form, which tolled the statute of limitations, and the applicant's lack of awareness of his specific claim against the City of Sonoma until that date. The majority found sufficient evidence that the applicant, despite general knowledge of the firefighter cancer presumption, did not know his condition was industrially related to Sonoma until advised by a former employer's HR manager.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the City of Sonoma's petition for reconsideration, affirming the administrative law judge's award. The judge determined Michael Cahill's date of injury for salivary gland cancer was July 25, 2007, finding his claim was not time-barred. This decision was based on the employer's failure to provide a claim form, which tolled the statute of limitations, and the applicant's lack of awareness of his specific claim against the City of Sonoma until that date. The majority found sufficient evidence that the applicant, despite general knowledge of the firefighter cancer presumption, did not know his condition was industrially related to Sonoma until advised by a former employer's HR manager.
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