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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a prior award granting death benefits to the widow of Raymond Timmons, a deputy sheriff. The WCAB found that the original decision improperly concluded an industrial cumulative trauma injury through February 17, 2000, without sufficient supporting evidence or explanation. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record, specifically requiring medical opinion on the claimed cumulative trauma injury to the heart and cardiovascular system. The WCAB will then reconsider the statute of limitations defense under Labor Code section 5406 based on the updated findings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded a prior award granting death benefits to the widow of Raymond Timmons, a deputy sheriff. The WCAB found that the original decision improperly concluded an industrial cumulative trauma injury through February 17, 2000, without sufficient supporting evidence or explanation. The case is returned to the trial level for further development of the record, specifically requiring medical opinion on the claimed cumulative trauma injury to the heart and cardiovascular system. The WCAB will then reconsider the statute of limitations defense under Labor Code section 5406 based on the updated findings.
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