Lebanon Plywood v. Seiber

Employer seeks review of orders of the Workers’ Compensation Board that required it to pay temporary disability payments to claimant to which he was not substantively entitled. We reverse.

Since 1985, claimant had had a compensable carpel tunnel condition that was essentially non-disabling. In April, 1988, employer laid him off because of a work shortage. During the lay off, his carpel tunnel condition became disabling, and employer accepted his aggravation claim. Claimant’s treating physician determined that he was unable to work after May 26, 1988, and that he became medically stationary on…