Billow, Amber

Applicant, a wraparound counselor, sustained an industrial inhalation injury on August 23, 2007, with claimed injuries to her lungs, METs, upper digestive system (GERD), psyche, and a sleep disorder. The WCJ found 100% permanent and total disability based on QME Dr. Gillis's reports (which added impairments rather than using the CVC) and the vocational opinion of VE Paul Broadus. On reconsideration, the Board held that 'METs' is not a separate ratable body part but merely a measure of functional capacity, and that QME Dr. Gillis failed to provide a complete analysis justifying addition of impairments under the standards announced in Vigil v. County of Kern. The Board rescinded the F&A and substituted a new one correcting the body-part findings, while deferring permanent disability, apportionment, attorney fees, and the section 4658(d) 15% increase pending further development of the record. The Board denied defendant's request to strike Dr. Gillis's reports.