Valenzuela v. A.S. Horner, Inc.

OPINION

ZAMORA, Judge.

{1} Manuel Valenzuela (Worker) appeals a workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) order rating his permanent impairment at zero percent. W orker argues that the W C J erred in relying solely on an inadmissible independent medical examination (IME) report as the basis for determining that Worker reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) with an impairment rating of zero percent. As a matter of first impression, we must decide whether an IME report itself is admissible under any exception to the hearsay rule. We conclude that it is not and agree with Worker that admission of the…