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SIBTF REQUIREMENTS
- 1. 5% CASES “Opposite and Corresponding” Member Requirement Hard v. WCAB (1974) 2 CWCR 48:
- 1. THE SUBSEQUENT WORKER’S COMPENSATION CASE affected a hand, an arm, a foot, a leg, or an eye resulting on a permanent disability of 5% when considered alone and without regard to, or adjustment for, the occupation or age of the employee,
- 2. The employee has a PRIOR PREEXISTED DISABILITY or IMPAIRMENT to the opposite or corresponding member. E.i Left Shoulder and Right Arm, Right leg and left knee.
- 1. 35% CASES WPI:
- 1. THE SUBSEQUENT WORKER’S COMPENSATION CASE resulted on a 35% permanent disability when considered alone and without regard to, or adjustment for, the occupation or age of the employee,
- 2. The employee has a PRIOR PREEXISTED DISABILITY or IMPAIRMENT. E.i Diabetes, Hypertension, Psychological condition.
The Pre-existing Disability
The Pre-Existing Injury must meet the following criterias:
1. The pre-existed injury must be labor disabling:
The Pre-existed must simply be a disability for which partial permanent could be made if it were industrial: An injured worker to be entitled to SIBTF benefits, his prior permanent disability need not have caused actual earnings loss; the Court cited in Brown v.WCAB & SIF 36 CCC 627 (1971): “Although the prior disability need not be reflected in the form of loss of earnings, if it is not, it must be of a kind upon which an award for partial permanent disabilities could be made had it been industrially caused. This is necessary to distinguish it from a “lighting up” aggravation, or acceleration of the pre-existing physical condition where the employer is to be held liable for the whole.”(36 CCC 635).
1. The Pre-existing disability for SIF purposes must be existed at the time of the subsequent industrial injury occurred: Pursuant to Bachrach case (SIF v. IAC (Bachrach)) 147 Cal. App. 22 818 , the existence of a non-disabling pathological condition is not sufficient to justify entitlement to SIF benefits. Further according to Franklin v. WCAB (1978) 79 Cal. App.3rd 224, a retroactive prophylactic work restriction will not support SIF liability. Additionally, an SIF applicant cannot rely upon a retroactive assignment of disability in the absence of contemporaneous evidence to meet applicant’s burden of proof.
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If your Workers Compensation claim is settled and have believe that you have a (SIBTF) Subsequent Injury Fund Claim, Contact Rawa Law Group at 844-444-1400