Rhonda Robinson — ADJ10843970, ADJ8222844, ADJ8827855, ADJ8971975

Applicant Rhonda Robinson, a financial analyst at UC Berkeley, sustained four industrial injuries: three accepted orthopedic claims (back/neck/knees/shoulders, right groin/thigh, bilateral wrists) and a denied cumulative trauma psychiatric injury based on a hostile work environment. The WCJ issued a joint Findings and Award of 100% permanent total disability across all four cases, relying on QME Dr. Allan Kipperman, who found the orthopedic and psychiatric injuries 'inextricably intertwined' and unable to be apportioned. Defendant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing Dr. Kipperman's inability to apportion causation was conclusory and not substantial medical evidence. The WCAB adopted and incorporated the WCJ's report and denied reconsideration, finding the QME's reporting over eight years constituted substantial medical evidence and that defendant offered no viable theory of apportionment, which is its burden to establish.