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GLOSSARY

Consequential Injury

A new injury that develops as a direct consequence of a compensable work injury. For example, a knee injury caused by altered gait from a compensable back injury is a consequential injury and is also...

Source: Marsh v. WCAB (1985) 50 Cal.Comp.Cases 610

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