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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior finding that Ronald Lucero's claim for heart injury and hypertension as a police officer is not time-barred. The Board also upheld the entitlement to the presumption of industrial heart injury under Labor Code section 3212.5. The defendant City of Fontana's petition for reconsideration, arguing the presumption was factually inappropriate, was denied. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report and affirmed the original award.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior finding that Ronald Lucero's claim for heart injury and hypertension as a police officer is not time-barred. The Board also upheld the entitlement to the presumption of industrial heart injury under Labor Code section 3212.5. The defendant City of Fontana's petition for reconsideration, arguing the presumption was factually inappropriate, was denied. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report and affirmed the original award.
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