Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Rich

RICHARDSON, S. J.

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board (board) order dismissing its request for a hearing on a dispute concerning claimant’s request for replacement of his hearing aid. The board dismissed the dispute for lack of “jurisdiction”1 and transferred the matter to the Workers’ Compensation Division (division) for resolution. On review, employer assigns error to the board’s conclusion that the matter does not involve a dispute over the compensability of medical services within the authority of the board. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a), and affirm.

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