To whom must the Disability Evaluation Unit Rater send a report that apportions permanent disability?

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

Answer: (A)

When a Disability Evaluation Unit rater completes a permanent disability rating with apportionment, the report is sent to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board because the WCAB is the adjudicatory body that determines the permanent disability award and handles apportionment issues in a case. The rater’s findings become part of the record the judge or panel uses to issue the final award, including how much disability is attributable to industrial factors versus non-industrial factors. The Administrative Director or Director of Industrial Relations oversees policy and administration, not the individual case determinations, and the Industrial Medical Council isn’t the recipient for this report.