LAHTINEN, J.
Claimant worked for many years in an area of the employer's plant where overhead pipes were wrapped in asbestos insulation. In 2002, he was diagnosed with an asbestos-related lung disease and he filed a claim, which the employer contested. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge disallowed the claim in 2007, finding that claimant failed to prove an occupational disease. The Workers' Compensation Board directed that he be examined by an impartial pulmonary specialist...
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