Koskela v. Willamette Industries, Inc.

*231LINDER, J.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board (board) order awarding him permanent partial disability (PPD) rather than permanent total disability (PTD). The petition for review raises only one issue: whether the administrative procedures for determining the extent of the permanent disability — in particular, the process for reconsideration and hearing — satisfy the requirements of the federal Due Process Clause. We hold that they do and affirm.

Claimant, who is approximately 60 years old, has a history of extensive temporomandibular joint (TMJ) difficulty, which involves…