Smith v. Ridgepine, Inc.

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant seeks review of a Board order which affirmed the referee’s holding that claimant is not entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. We affirm.

Claimant sustained a low back injury on February 8, 1980. She saw Dr. Fredstrom that day and again 10 days later, when he found her to be asymptomatic except for pain that she claimed to experience when doing heavy lifting. United Pacific Insurance accepted her claim as nondisabling, and she did not contest that. ORS 656.262(6). She received further treatment for her low back injury in 1983, and…