A DEU rater with a report that apportions PD for an unrepresented worker must send the report to which body for review?

• A. WCAB for review by the WCJ
• B. Administrative Director
• C. Director of Industrial Relations
• D. Industrial Medical Council

Answer: (A)

Review of a DEU rater’s report that apportions permanent disability for an unrepresented worker goes to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to be reviewed by a Workers’ Compensation Judge. The WCAB is the proper forum for examining and approving or modifying such PD apportionment determinations, especially when the worker has no representation, because it provides an official adjudicatory process with a WCJ. The Administrative Director handles program administration, the Director of Industrial Relations deals with broader labor relations issues, and the Industrial Medical Council is not the body that reviews individual PD apportionments. Therefore, the correct body is the WCAB for review by a WCJ.