Evanite Fiber Corp. v. Striplin

Employer seeks review in this workers’ compensation case. We review for substantial evidence and errors of law, ORS 656.298(6), and affirm.

Claimant sustained a low back injury on December 8, 1984, while working as a paper machine operator. He sought treatment from a chiropractor, who diagnosed a lumbosacral sprain and found that claimant had a preexisting mild to moderate degenerative condition. In January, 1985, employer accepted the claim as a disabling injury. Claimant complained of various mild recurrences and experienced two episodes of increased severe low back pain in June and July,…