Turo v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, issued under ORS 656.593, distributing the proceeds of a settlement of a third-party action. He contends that the Board erred by awarding SAIF, the paying agent, reimbursement from the third-party settlement for vocational expenses and payments made to him in satisfaction of a Claim Disposition Agreement (CDA). We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

Claimant sustained a compensable injury to both feet while working as a shaft miner in 1989. SAIF, as insurer for claimant’s employer, accepted the claim, provided…