Roberts v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

WHITE, P. J.

Petitioner David A. R. Roberts (applicant) seeks review of a decision from respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board), which held that his request for vocational rehabilitation (hereafter rehabilitation) benefits, made more than five years after the date of his industrial injury, was barred by the statute of limitations under Labor Code 1 section 5410. 2 We conclude that applicant’s request for rehabilitation was an initial request pursuant to Sanchez v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1990) 217 Cal.App.3d 346 [266 Cal.Rptr. 21], and Youngblood v. Workers’ Comp.…