WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA Case No. MON 0307506 OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION (EN BANC) VIRGINIA SANCHEZ, Applicant, vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Permissibly Self-Insured; and TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT (Adjusting Agent), Defendant(s). BACKGROUND Virginia Sanchez (applicant) sustained an industrial injury to her left foot on December 18, 2002, while employed as a deputy sheriff by the County of Los Angeles (defendant). The apportionment of pre-existing permanent disability has been a fixture of California workers' compensation law since its inception. In any event, verification is not required when the defendant is the state, a county, a city or other specified public entity. We recognize that, often, the applicant may satisfy this burden by establishing the factors of disability underlying the prior permanent disability award.

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