star equal operator in implicit join

I have code in my stored proc that is using an implicit join along with *= operator, which I am converting to explicit join and removing *= operator. Please suggest what is wrong in the following code conversion, as I am not getting the same results from both queries.

existing code:

SELECT c.policy,
       c.edition,
       Isnull(b.ulineID, a.ulineID)         AS ulineid,
       Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)                 AS did ,
       Sum(Isnull(a.prior_unit_count, 0))   AS prior_unit_count,
       Sum(Isnull(b.current_unit_count, 0)) AS current_unit_count
INTO   dbo.uc1
FROM   dbo.pmi1 a,
       dbo.cmi1 b,
       dbo.me1 c
WHERE  c.policy *= b.policy
       AND c.ulineID *= b.ulineID
       AND c.policy *= a.policy
       AND c.ulineID *= a.ulineID
GROUP  BY c.policy,
          c.edition,
          Isnull(b.ulineID, a.ulineID),
          Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)
ORDER  BY c.policy,
          c.edition,
          Isnull(b.ulineID, a.ulineID),
          Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)

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converted code:

SELECT c.policy,
       c.edition,
       Isnull(b.uID, a.uID)                 AS uid,
       Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)                 AS did ,
       Sum(Isnull(a.prior_unit_count, 0))   AS prior_unit_count,
       Sum(Isnull(b.current_unit_count, 0)) AS current_unit_count
INTO   dbo.uc1
FROM   dbo.cmi1 b
       LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.me1 c
                    ON c.policy = b.policy
                       AND c.uID = b.uID
       LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.pmi1 a
                    ON c.policy = a.policy
                       AND c.uID = a.uID
GROUP  BY c.policy,
          c.edition,
          Isnull(b.uID, a.uID),
          Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)
ORDER  BY c.policy,
          c.edition,
          Isnull(b.uID, a.uID),
          Isnull(b.dID, a.dID)

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