King v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

We review a decision of respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) that 70 percent of applicant’s cardiovascular and psychiatric disability should be apportioned to preexisting disability. Because we conclude the employer failed to meet its burden of proving applicant had preexisting cardiovascular and psychiatric disability, we will annul the Board’s order denying reconsideration.

Factual and Procedural Background

Applicant claimed she sustained cumulative industrial orthopedic, psychiatric, and cardiovascular injury during the December 3, 1983, through December…