The Disability Evaluation Unit Rater who apportions permanent disability must send the report to which entity?

• A. WCAB
• B. Industrial Medical Council
• C. Administrative Director
• D. Director of Industrial Relations

Answer: (A)

When a Disability Evaluation Unit rater apportions permanent disability, the rating is used to support the award decisions in a workers’ compensation case. The WCAB is the body that adjudicates permanent disability issues, including apportionment, and relies on the DEU report to determine the correct impairment amount and how it’s allocated. Because of this, the DEU must forward the report to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board so the board can review the rating and finalize the disability determination. The other entities are not the recipients for this purpose: they oversee administrative functions or are not involved in adjudicating PD awards, and there isn’t a separate Industrial Medical Council in this process.