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Division of Workers' Compensation - Disability Evaluation Unit
The Disability Evaluation Unit (DEU) determines permanent disability ratings by evaluating medical descriptions of physical and mental impairment. The determinations are used by workers' compensation administrative law judges, injured workers and insurance claims administrators to determine permanent disability benefits. The DEU prepares three types of ratings:
- Formal, done at the request of a workers' compensation judge
- Consultative, done on litigated cases at the request of an attorney or DWC information and assistance officer
- Summary, done on non-litigated cases at the request of a claims administrator or injured worker
- Permanent disability rating schedule - 2005
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This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Jan. 1, 2005. This schedule will also be used to rate permanent disability in injuries that occurred before Jan. 1, 2005 when there has been either no comprehensive medical-legal report, or no report by a treating physician indicating the existence of permanent disability, or when the employer is not required to provide a notice to the injured worker under Labor Code section 4061.
- Answers to practitioners' questions about applying the permanent disability rating schedule
- Permanent disability rating schedule - 1997 version
This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Apr. 1, 1997 - Permanent disability rating schedule - 1988 version
This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after July, 1988
- Medical report reference materials version - for cases rated under the 1997 or earlier rating schedules
- Disability Evaluation Unit forms
- Commutation templates and instructions .zip file
Templates and instructions to facilitate the calculation of life pension and permanent disability benefit commutations. When properly used, the templates assure that calculations are done in accordance with commutation calculation methods and tables that went into effect Jan. 17, 2001. The regulations and tables can be found in section 10169 and 10169.1 of Title 8, California Code of Regulations.
Disability Evaluation Unit (DEU) news
| June 6, 2008 | Notice of rulemaking and public hearings for revisions to the 2005 permanent disability rating schedule version |
| Anaheim 1661 Raymond Avenue, Room 202 Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 738-4040 |
Marina del Rey 4720 Lincoln Blvd Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 482-3868 |
San Bernardino 464 W. Fourth Street, Suite 260 San Bernardino, CA 92401 (909) 383-4522 |
| Bakersfield 1800 30th Street, Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA 93301-1929 (661) 395-2723 |
Oakland 1515 Clay Street, 6th floor Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 622-2859 |
San Diego 7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 202 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 767-2081 Southern Area Supervisor: Tess Snaer |
| Eureka Ratings to be sent to Redding |
Oxnard 2220 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 100 Oxnard, CA 93030 (805) 485-4423 |
San Francisco 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 2nd floor P.O. Box 420603 San Francisco, CA 94142 (415) 703-5030 Northern Area Supervisor: Annalisa Faina |
| Fresno 2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 2005 Fresno, CA 93721-2280 (559) 445-6427 |
Pomona 732 Corporate Center Drive Pomona, CA 91768 (909) 623-6288 |
San Jose 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 223 San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 277-2024 |
| Goleta Ratings to be sent to Grover Beach |
Redding 2115 Civic Center Drive, Room 8D Redding, CA 96001-2796 (530) 225-3179 |
Santa Ana 28 Civic Center Plaza, Room 451 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 558-4113 ext. 6749 |
| Grover Beach 1562 W. Grand Avenue Grover Beach, CA 93433-2261 (805) 481-5628 |
Riverside 3737 Main Street, 3rd floor Riverside, CA 92501 (951) 782-4345 |
Santa Rosa 50 "D" Street, Suite 420 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707) 576-2374 |
| Long Beach 300 Oceangate Street, Room 325 Long Beach, CA 90802-4460 (562) 590-5017 |
Sacramento 2424 Arden Way, Suite 295 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 263-2767 |
Stockton 31 East Channel Street, Room 417 Stockton, CA 95202-2314 (209) 948-3651 |
| Los Angeles 320 W. 4th Street, 9th floor Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 576-7426 |
Salinas 1880 North Main Street, Suites 100/200 Salinas, CA 93906-2204 (831) 443-3222 |
Van Nuys 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 200 Van Nuys, CA 91401-3373 (818) 901-5376 ext. 5 Headquarters |
June 2008