McGarrah v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

*147JONES, J.

The claimant seeks workers’ compensation for a mental disorder allegedly arising out of and in the scope of his employment. The Court of Appeals reversed the Workers’ Compensation Board and allowed an award of benefits. We allowed review in this case and Leary v. Pacific Northwest Bell, 296 Or 139, 675 P2d 157 (1983), to consider these claims for stress-related occupational disease.

We quote the facts and testimony as related by the Court of Appeals:

“Claimant, 40 years old at the time of the hearing, was a deputy sheriff in Jackson County from the fall of 1975 through December 4,…