Nevada § 616C.175 - Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related injury by incident which is not employment related
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 616C.175 — Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related injury by incident which is not employment related, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 616C.175. Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related injury 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 or
in the course of the employee’s current or past employment; and (b) Subsequently sustains an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of
his or her employment which aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the preexisting
condition, shall be deemed to be an injury by accident that is compensable pursuant to the provisions
of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance
of the evidence that the subsequent injury is not a substantial contributing cause
of the resulting condition. 2. The resulting condition of an employee who: (a) Sustains an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her
employment; and (b) Subsequently aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the injury in a manner that
does not arise out of and in the course of his or her employment, shall be deemed to be an injury by accident that is compensable pursuant to the provisions
of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance
of the evidence that the injury described in paragraph (a) is not a substantial contributing
cause of the resulting condition.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 616C.175 ("Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related injury by incident which is not employment related") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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