What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel after review of the WCJ report.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
ApportionmentApplicant prevailedpsychiatric injury · back · neck · bilateral knees · shoulders · right groin/thigh · bilateral wrists
The QME Dr. Kipperman found the psychiatric impairment was inextricably intertwined with the orthopedic injuries and the hostile work environment, making apportionment impossible with reasonable medical certainty. The Board adopted the WCJ's report and denied the petition for reconsideration, affirming the 100% permanent disability award for all cases combined.
From the decision · page 3Petitioner's Contention: Defendant contends the QME Dr. Allan Kipperman's opinion that he cannot apportion causation of disability between multiple injuries because applicant's various causes of disability are "inextricably intertwined" is conclusory and not substantial medical evidence.