William Bennett, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California; State of California, Department of Justice; and State Compensation Insurance Fund, Respondents. The medical evidence showed applicant had suffered a left ventricular hypertrophy with a thickening of the left ventricular wall. Bennett also suffered from a disability affecting the peripheral vascular areas and abdominal aorta caused by the advanced development of arteriosclerosis. The evidence reflected no causal connection between the left ventricular hypertrophy and the disability in the peripheral vascular areas. In his Petition for Writ of Review, Bennett argued that his peripheral vascular disability was 'heart trouble' within the meaning of Labor Code section 3212. 7.

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