Lavin v. Roseburg Lumber Co.

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether claimant’s foot condition is compensable. The referee found that claimant’s work was a material, contributing factor to his condition and ordered acceptance of his claim. The Board reversed the referee’s order. We reverse.

Claimant is 31 years old and has worked for respondent since 1973. When he was about 10 or 11 years old, he stepped on a nail and developed osteomyelitis, an inflammation or infection of the bone, in his right foot. When he was later in the Navy, he was diagnosed to have degenerative arthritis in his foot. This…