Cascade Steel Rolling Mills v. Madril

Employer appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board on remand. It contends that the Board erred in not considering the combined effect of claimant’s prior injuries and his past receipt of compensation for those injuries in making its award.

In a prior appeal in this case, we recognized that ORS 656.222 requires that, when a worker has been paid compensation for a permanent disability, his award of compensation for future accidents must be made with regard to the combined effect of his injuries and his past receipt of money for such disabilities.1 Cascade Steel Rolling Mills v.…