Sparling v. Providence Health System Oregon

Claimant and employer both challenge an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board awarding claimant temporary total disability (TTD) benefits as of January 14, 2010. Claimant contends that the board erred by declining to award her TTD benefits starting in either 2008 or 2009; employer argues that the board should not have awarded benefits starting even in 2010. We affirm on both claimant’s petition and employer’s cross-petition.

We describe the pertinent historical facts in accordance with the board’s unchallenged factual findings. Claimant, who worked for employer as an x-ray technologist,…