Tektronix, Inc. v. Nazari

Claimant seeks review of our opinion, 117 Or App 409, 844 P2d 258 (1992), contending that we misinterpreted ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B) and that we erred, therefore, in holding that it is necessary for claimant to show that his work-related back injury is the major contributing cause of his disability and need for treatment. We treat the petition as one for reconsideration, ORAP 9.15, allow it, and modify our opinion.

After suffering pain in his low back while lifting at work, claimant filed a claim for acute low back strain. He had never before filed a claim for his back. Employer denied the claim…