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Board receives training on disability‑retirement presumptions from counsel Vivian Schultz
Summary
Vivian Schultz, disability retirement counsel, briefed trustees on legacy and new statutory presumptions (heart, cancer, bloodborne infections, biochemical substances, PTSD, low back/duty‑belt and others), the prerequisites for each, time limits and issues for rebuttal and credibility.
The Imperial County Employees Retirement System board received a training session on March 19 about disability‑retirement presumptions from Vivian Schultz, counsel for disability retirement matters.
Schultz, who represents 1937 Act systems on disability retirement issues, reviewed the longstanding legacy presumptions (heart trouble, cancer, bloodborne infectious disease, biochemical substances) and a set of newer presumptions added by 2023 legislation, including post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low‑back impairments related to duty belts, skin cancer and others. She told trustees the presumptions apply only to service connection and that applicants still must prove permanent incapacity; once statutory…
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