Worker’s asthma not caused by workplace, but aggravation warrants compensation

Worker’s claim for occupational asthma initially denied, but tribunal finds entitlement for work-exacerbated asthma

A worker’s occupational asthma was a pre-existing condition but the worker is entitled to compensation for aggravation of the disease from workplace conditions, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled.

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