diff --git a/app/models/assessment.rb b/app/models/assessment.rb
index 91853284c3..3c6925187f 100644
--- a/app/models/assessment.rb
+++ b/app/models/assessment.rb
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ class Assessment < ApplicationRecord
   enum :recommendation,
        {
          award: "award",
-         verify: "verify",
          decline: "decline",
          request_further_information: "request_further_information",
+         review: "review",
          unknown: "unknown",
-       },
-       default: :unknown
+         verify: "verify",
+       }
 
   validates :recommendation,
             presence: true,
@@ -56,18 +56,10 @@ class Assessment < ApplicationRecord
               in: recommendations.values,
             }
 
-  def unknown!
-    update!(recommendation: "unknown", recommended_at: nil)
-  end
-
   def award!
     update!(recommendation: "award", recommended_at: Time.zone.now)
   end
 
-  def verify!
-    update!(recommendation: "verify", recommended_at: Time.zone.now)
-  end
-
   def decline!
     update!(recommendation: "decline", recommended_at: Time.zone.now)
   end
@@ -79,6 +71,18 @@ def request_further_information!
     )
   end
 
+  def review!
+    update!(recommendation: "review", recommended_at: Time.zone.now)
+  end
+
+  def unknown!
+    update!(recommendation: "unknown", recommended_at: nil)
+  end
+
+  def verify!
+    update!(recommendation: "verify", recommended_at: Time.zone.now)
+  end
+
   def completed?
     award? || decline?
   end
@@ -99,14 +103,6 @@ def can_award?
     end
   end
 
-  def can_verify?
-    return false unless application_form.created_under_new_regulations?
-
-    return false if skip_verification?
-
-    all_sections_or_further_information_requests_passed?
-  end
-
   def can_decline?
     if unknown?
       any_preliminary_section_failed? ||
@@ -130,19 +126,36 @@ def can_request_further_information?
     end
   end
 
+  def can_review?
+    return false unless application_form.created_under_new_regulations?
+
+    return false if skip_verification?
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def can_verify?
+    return false unless application_form.created_under_new_regulations?
+
+    return false if skip_verification?
+
+    all_sections_or_further_information_requests_passed?
+  end
+
   def recommendable?
-    can_award? || can_verify? || can_decline? ||
-      can_request_further_information?
+    can_award? || can_decline? || can_request_further_information? ||
+      can_review? || can_verify?
   end
 
   def available_recommendations
     [].tap do |recommendations|
       recommendations << "award" if can_award?
-      recommendations << "verify" if can_verify?
       recommendations << "decline" if can_decline?
       if can_request_further_information?
         recommendations << "request_further_information"
       end
+      recommendations << "review" if can_review?
+      recommendations << "verify" if can_verify?
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/assessment_spec.rb b/spec/models/assessment_spec.rb
index ffa38c9b01..4f27d29499 100644
--- a/spec/models/assessment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/assessment_spec.rb
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@
 
     it do
       is_expected.to define_enum_for(:recommendation).with_values(
-        unknown: "unknown",
         award: "award",
-        verify: "verify",
         decline: "decline",
         request_further_information: "request_further_information",
+        review: "review",
+        unknown: "unknown",
+        verify: "verify",
       ).backed_by_column_of_type(:string)
     end
   end
@@ -192,107 +193,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#can_verify?" do
-    subject(:can_verify?) { assessment.can_verify? }
-
-    context "with an application under new regulations" do
-      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form) }
-
-      context "with an unknown assessment" do
-        before do
-          create(:assessment_section, :personal_information, assessment:)
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be false }
-      end
-
-      context "with a passed assessment" do
-        before do
-          create(
-            :assessment_section,
-            :personal_information,
-            :passed,
-            assessment:,
-          )
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be true }
-      end
-
-      context "with a passed assessment and reduced evidence" do
-        before do
-          application_form.update!(reduced_evidence_accepted: true)
-          create(
-            :assessment_section,
-            :personal_information,
-            :passed,
-            assessment:,
-          )
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be false }
-      end
-
-      context "with a passed assessment and work history not required" do
-        before do
-          application_form.update!(needs_work_history: false)
-          create(
-            :assessment_section,
-            :personal_information,
-            :passed,
-            assessment:,
-          )
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be false }
-      end
-
-      context "with a failed assessment" do
-        before do
-          create(
-            :assessment_section,
-            :personal_information,
-            :failed,
-            assessment:,
-          )
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be false }
-
-        context "when further information was requested" do
-          before { assessment.request_further_information! }
-
-          context "with a passed further information request" do
-            before do
-              create(:further_information_request, :passed, assessment:)
-            end
-            it { is_expected.to be true }
-          end
-
-          context "with a failed further information request" do
-            before do
-              create(:further_information_request, :failed, assessment:)
-            end
-            it { is_expected.to be false }
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      context "with a mixture of assessments" do
-        before do
-          create(
-            :assessment_section,
-            :personal_information,
-            :passed,
-            assessment:,
-          )
-          create(:assessment_section, :qualifications, :failed, assessment:)
-        end
-        it { is_expected.to be false }
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with an application under old regulations" do
-      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form, :old_regs) }
-      it { is_expected.to be false }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "#can_decline?" do
     subject(:can_decline?) { assessment.can_decline? }
 
@@ -430,6 +330,127 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#can_review?" do
+    subject(:can_review?) { assessment.can_review? }
+
+    context "with an application under new regulations" do
+      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form) }
+
+      context "with an unknown assessment" do
+        before do
+          create(:assessment_section, :personal_information, assessment:)
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with an application under old regulations" do
+      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form, :old_regs) }
+      it { is_expected.to be false }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#can_verify?" do
+    subject(:can_verify?) { assessment.can_verify? }
+
+    context "with an application under new regulations" do
+      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form) }
+
+      context "with an unknown assessment" do
+        before do
+          create(:assessment_section, :personal_information, assessment:)
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+
+      context "with a passed assessment" do
+        before do
+          create(
+            :assessment_section,
+            :personal_information,
+            :passed,
+            assessment:,
+          )
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be true }
+      end
+
+      context "with a passed assessment and reduced evidence" do
+        before do
+          application_form.update!(reduced_evidence_accepted: true)
+          create(
+            :assessment_section,
+            :personal_information,
+            :passed,
+            assessment:,
+          )
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+
+      context "with a passed assessment and work history not required" do
+        before do
+          application_form.update!(needs_work_history: false)
+          create(
+            :assessment_section,
+            :personal_information,
+            :passed,
+            assessment:,
+          )
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+
+      context "with a failed assessment" do
+        before do
+          create(
+            :assessment_section,
+            :personal_information,
+            :failed,
+            assessment:,
+          )
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+
+        context "when further information was requested" do
+          before { assessment.request_further_information! }
+
+          context "with a passed further information request" do
+            before do
+              create(:further_information_request, :passed, assessment:)
+            end
+            it { is_expected.to be true }
+          end
+
+          context "with a failed further information request" do
+            before do
+              create(:further_information_request, :failed, assessment:)
+            end
+            it { is_expected.to be false }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with a mixture of assessments" do
+        before do
+          create(
+            :assessment_section,
+            :personal_information,
+            :passed,
+            assessment:,
+          )
+          create(:assessment_section, :qualifications, :failed, assessment:)
+        end
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with an application under old regulations" do
+      let(:application_form) { create(:application_form, :old_regs) }
+      it { is_expected.to be false }
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#available_recommendations" do
     subject(:available_recommendations) { assessment.available_recommendations }