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This case involves an applicant who sustained an industrial injury to his back on July 7, 2017, which defendants sought to deny as a new injury. The applicant had a prior back injury from 2014. While a medical evaluator termed the 2017 incident a "flare-up," the Board found it constituted a new injury under Labor Code section 3208.1(a) as it was an employment-related incident causing disability. Therefore, the Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration.
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This case involves an applicant who sustained an industrial injury to his back on July 7, 2017, which defendants sought to deny as a new injury. The applicant had a prior back injury from 2014. While a medical evaluator termed the 2017 incident a "flare-up," the Board found it constituted a new injury under Labor Code section 3208.1(a) as it was an employment-related incident causing disability. Therefore, the Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration.
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