Ricky Arredondo — ADJ15346443, ADJ17190195, ADJ17509439

Deputy Sheriff Ricky Arredondo sustained a cumulative trauma injury (9/1/2010-1/14/2023) to multiple body parts and psyche, a specific psyche injury on 1/13/2023, and an earlier 7/16/2020 orthopedic injury. The WCJ found 87% permanent disability for the CT and rejected adding (rather than combining via the CVC) the orthopedic and psychiatric impairments under Kite and Vigil. Applicant sought reconsideration, arguing psychiatric AME Dr. Hoffman's reporting supported synergistic addition of impairments to reach 100% PD. The Board granted reconsideration, finding the record insufficient because Dr. Hoffman deferred ADL analysis to orthopedic AME Dr. Brourman, who never addressed cross-system synergy or the Vigil standard. The Board also identified independent apportionment errors—improper lumbar apportionment violating the duty-belt presumption (sections 3213.2/4663(e)) and impermissible subtraction under section 4664 without a Kopping overlap analysis. The Board rescinded the decisions in ADJ17509439 and ADJ17190195, deferred PD, apportionment, and attorney's fees, and remanded for the AMEs to cross-review their reports and address Vigil collectively.