D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-262
Within seven (7) working days of the filing of the Application for Review, the Chief Administrative Appeals Judge shall assign the appeal to a Compensation Review Panel (hereinafter Review Panel), which may include the Chief Administrative Appeals Judge, to review and determine the legal sufficiency of the compensation order or final decision appealed.
The Review Panel may not include the Administrative Law Judge that issued the compensation order under review or was otherwise substantially involved in the conduct of proceedings resulting in the appeal before the Board.
Within thirty (30) working days of perfection of an appeal, the Review Panel shall decide the matter under review, including the case in chief and any cross-appeal, as well as any necessary orders, by majority vote of at least two concurring Review Panel Members.
The Board, in its sole discretion, may at any time order oral argument with respect to a pending appeal.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-262