Court Overturns Denial of Firefighter's Cancer Claim Due to Deficiencies in ALJ's Ruling

An Arizona appellate court overturned the denial of a cancer-stricken firefighter’s claim for benefits due to the administrative law judge’s failure to provide adequate findings and analysis to allow for meaningful review. Case: Aguirre v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 17-0017, 12/04/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Gilbert Aguirre Jr. worked as a firefighter for the City of Goodyear. He received an abnormal blood test result after he underwent an annual employment physical in May 2015. Doctors later diagnosed him with chronic myeloid leukemia. Aguirre fi...