Scheidemantel v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board. She contends that the Board erred in affirming SAIF’s termination of her temporary total disability payments and in denying her aggravation claim. On de novo review, we affirm the denial of the aggravation claim. We reverse and remand to the Board to determine when temporary total disability payments should have ceased and whether a penalty and attorney fee should be awarded. ORS 656.298(6).

Claimant sustained a compensable back injury in 1979. She was treated for a dorsolumbar strain and was determined to be medically…