Merle West Medical Center & Health Future, LLC v. Parker

In this workers’ compensation case, employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed an order of the administrative law judge (ALJ) allowing claimant’s aggravation claim. Employer contends that the ALJ’s finding that claimant’s condition had worsened was not supported by “medical evidence of an actual worsening of the compensable condition supported by objective findings,” as required by ORS 656.273(1). We affirm.

Claimant, a housekeeper, has carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands and wrists. She was first diagnosed in 1999, when she complained to her doctor of…