Legal Opinion
Kepford v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided January 29, 1986No. 82-10296; CA A33652PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButtler, P. J.
Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order which affirmed and adopted the referee’s determination that surgery necessitated by claimant’s degenerative disc disease was not compensable.
Claimant, a logger, injured his back at work in 1971 and 1972. By stipulation entered April, 1974, he received an award of 5 percent permanent partial disability. In August, 1974, he suffered yet another back injury. A claim for compensation was closed by a November 17, 1978, determination order, which provided for intermittent temporary total disability over more than four years, but no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Weller v. Union Carbide Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1979
- State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. GygiCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
- Wheeler v. Boise Cascade Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1985
- Compensation of Million v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
- Adams v. Psychiatric Security Review BoardCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Peiffer v. HoytCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2003
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