NRS 617.366 Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related.
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NRS 617.366 Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related.
1. The resulting condition of an employee who:
(a)Has a preexisting condition from a cause or origin that did not arise out of and in the course of the employee’s current or past employment; and
(b)Subsequently contracts an occupational disease which aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the preexisting condition,
Ê shall be deemed to be an occupational disease that is compensable pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 617 , inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the occupational disease is not a substantial contributing cause of the resulting condition.
2. The resulting condition of an employee who:
(a)Contracts an occupational disease; and
(b)Subsequently aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the occupational disease in a manner that does not arise out of and in the course of his or her employment,
Ê shall be deemed to be an occupational disease that is compensable pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 617 , inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the occupational disease is not a substantial contributing cause of the resulting condition.