Bauman v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

This case arises under the Workers’ Compensation Act. We allowed review to determine the permanency of SAIF’s original acceptance of a claim for medical benefits. We hold that once an insurer has accepted a claim under ORS 656.262(6), which requires acceptance or denial of a workers’ compensation claim within 60 days after the employer has notice or knowledge of the claim, the insurer may not subsequently deny the compensability of the underlying claim.

FACTS

Claimant was a tool and die maker at Omark Industries. In October of 1977, claimant alleged that a bursitis condition was compensable as…