Schmidt v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

POCHÉ, Acting P. J.

We review a decision of respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) that 80 percent of petitioner’s permanent disability should be apportioned to preexisting disability. Because we agree with petitioner that the evidence does not support apportionment, we will annul the Board’s order after reconsideration.

Factual and Procedural History

Petitioner’s employment with respondent City and County of San Francisco (city) commenced in approximately 1974. In 1980, he was a firefighter when he experienced back pain while lifting a large hose. He was off work about…