Wheeler v. Boise Cascade Corp.

This case arises as a result of an occupational disease claim filed on April 6, 1981. The hearings referee held that the claim was compensable citing Hutcheson v. Weyerhaeuser, 288 Or 51, 602 P2d 268 (1979). The Workers’ Compensation Board on review reversed the referee stating that the claimant did not satisfy the requirements that: (1) the work conditions caused a worsening of the underlying disease, Weller v. Union Carbide, 288 Or 27, 602 P2d 259 (1979); and (2) that work conditions were the major cause of the worsening, SAIF v. Gygi, 55 Or App 570, 639 P2d 655 (1982).

The Court of Appeals…