International Paper Co. v. Riggs

International Paper Company (International) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that set aside its denial of claimant’s aggravation claim and awarded him compensation and attorney fees. We affirm.

In May, 1982, claimant compensably injured his back while setting chokers as a logger for International. Thereafter, he had recurrent back and leg pain. In January, 1986, surgeons performed a spinal fusion. In 1987, he began to work for Industrial Carbide (Carbide) as a saw filer. In August, 1989, a determination order awarded 30 percent unscheduled permanent partial…