PETITIONS FOR REVIEW (RCW 51.52.104; RCW 51.52.106)
Issue first raised in petition for review
Where the Department order denied an applicantion to reopen only on timeliness grounds and failed to address the issue of worsening or the need for further treatment, the Board reversed the Department order enven though the worker's treatment request was raised for the first time in a petition for review. ....Carol Allen, 91 1837 (1992)
Order denying appeal
An order denying an appeal cannot be petitioned to the Board but must be appealed to superior court. [RCW 51.52.080] ....Sandra Lucille Walster (II), 43,049, (11/73)
Scope of review
When a petition for review is filed, the scope of the Board's review extends to all contested issues of law and fact and is not limited to the specific issues raised by the petition for review. ....Richard Sims, 85 1748 (1986)