Hawkins v. State Accident Insurance Fund

In this worker’s compensation case the sole issue is the extent of claimant’s injury to his feet. The referee awarded claimant 40 percent permanent partial disability for injury to his right foot and 80 percent permanent partial disability for injury to his left foot. The Board reduced the referee’s award to 10 percent and 35 percent respectively.

We are here dealing with scheduled disabilities, and the sole basis for determining the extent of such disabilities is loss of physical function. Surratt v. Gunderson Bros., 259 Or 65, 485 P2d 410 (1971); Ferguson v. Wohl Shoe Co., 11 Or App 407, 502…