Kachel v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed insurer’s denial of claimant’s claim on the ground that claimant had not timely appealed from the denial and had not shown good cause for extending the time for filing a request for a hearing. ORS 656.319(1).1 On judicial review, claimant asserts that (1) the board erred in upholding the denial without first determining whether a new or omitted medical condition “claim” had even been filed and (2) substantial evidence and substantial reason do not support the board’s conclusion that claimant did not…