FROM: Barbara Hannah, Chief Counsel
SUBJECT: Disability Retirement Application of Heather Cooper
RECOMMENDATION:
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Review and determine the Service-Connected Disability Retirement application of Heather Cooper - San Bernardino County - Sheriff.
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Requested Benefit:
1. Service-Connected Disability Retirement
Staff Recommendation:
1. Heather Cooper is not permanently incapacitated for the performance of duties and a disability retirement should be denied.
2. If disability retirement is determined at a future hearings stage, the effective date will be July 25, 2026, the day after the last day of regular compensation.
BACKGROUND:
Medical Advisor - Shoaib Naqvi, M.D.
Attorney - None
STAFF CONTACT:
Barbara Hannah
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A: Claimed Injury or Disease
Exhibit B: Demographic Information
Exhibit C: Medical Advisor’s Report
Exhibit D: Independent Medical Examiner’s Report
Exhibit E: Applicant’s Statement of Facts
Exhibit F: Physician’s Report
Exhibit G: Department Statement of Facts
Exhibit H: Job Description, Physical Requirements