Donald Horton, vs. Los Angeles County Fire Department, Permissibly Self-insured,
In this case, Donald Horton, a firefighter for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, sought reconsideration of a May 10, 2007 Joint Findings and Award issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ found, based on the parties’ prior stipulations, that Horton sustained industrial injury to his back, neck, shoulders, both feet, right elbow, left ankle, both wrists, hands and bilateral knees. The WCJ further found that the injuries herein caused 100% permanent disability less apportionment due to a prior Award for injury to the right elbow causing 20% permanent disability. Horton argued that the WCJ erred in relying on the March 28, 2007 Formal Rating to find overlap based
