Johansen v. SAIF Corp.

SAIF Corporation has filed a petition for reconsideration of our opinion in Johansen v. SAIF, 158 Or App 672, 976 P2d 84 (1999), contending that we erred in determining that claimant is entitled to benefits for temporary total disability (TTD) for a new medical condition. We write only to address SAIF’s assertion that we committed a “technical error” in remanding the case for an award of TTD benefits rather than for a determination of whether claimant is entitled to TTD benefits. SAIF contends that claimant’s entitlement to benefits for temporary disability has never been determined.

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