Court v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This appeal involves an occupational disease claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Claimant has lead poisoning which causes disability and which arose from exposure in his work. ORS 656.802(1)(a).1 We conclude that under ORS 656.808, 656.810, 656.812 and 656.8142 as they existed prior to their 1973 repeal a medical board of review should have been constituted and the case referred to it to determine relevant questions concerning disability. This still can be done in conformance with the former law; hence, we remand for that purpose.

Briefly, the history of the case is that claimant was…