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18. Establishing work-relatedness of an injury or disease can be a challenge. The burden of proof is on the employee to
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18. Establishing work-relatedness of an injury or disease can be a challenge. The burden of proof is on the employee to prove their disease was work-related for compensation. The legal standard states that there must be a "preponderance of evidence". What does this "preponderance of evidence" mean and give an example of a health situation that would NOT meet that evidence criteria.