Jesus Chavez, vs. Alvarado Manufacturing Company; State Compensation Insurance Fund,
, ALVARADO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, JESUS CHAVEZ, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIA: This case involves a dispute between Jesus Chavez, the applicant, and Alvarado Manufacturing Company and the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the defendants. The applicant was found to have sustained industrial injuries to his lumbar spine, causing permanent disability of 6% in ADJ4086512 and 24% in ADJ2551086. The WCJ found that the defendant did not carry its burden of proof with regard to the issue of apportionment to non-industrial factors. The WCAB granted reconsider