FROM: Barbara Hannah, Chief Counsel
SUBJECT: Disability Retirement Application of Paula J. Licka
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve and adopt the proposed findings and recommendations of the referee regarding the Service-Connected Disability Retirement with Supplemental Retirement Allowance of Paula J. Licka - San Bernardino County - Human Services.
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BACKGROUND:
This matter is in closed session because the Applicant failed to meet her burden to prove that her permanent disability is service-connected. The Hearing Officer is recommending the Board approve Applicant's request that she is permanently incapacitated for the performance of her usual duties and should be granted a nonservice-connected disability retirement, with an effective date of July 16, 2022, the day after the last day of regular compensation. Additionally, the Hearing Officer is recommending the Board grant Applicant the supplemental disability retirement allowance, as she is not capable of gainful employment. Under the Procedures for Disability Retirement and Formal Hearings, Applicant will have an opportunity to address the Board in closed session.
Procedural History:
At the April 4, 2024, meeting of the Board of Retirement, the Board granted Applicant a nonservice-connected disability retirement, with an effective date of July 16, 2022, the day after the last day of regular compensation. The Board further found that Applicant is not capable of gainful employment and therefore, granted the supplemental disability retirement allowance.
On May 28, 2024, Applicant requested to proceed to an Expedited Administrative Review to appeal for a service-connected disability retirement benefit. On October 16, 2024, applicant was served with the Hearing Officer's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommended Decision. Applicant did not submit an objecti...
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