Lines v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

In this workers’ compensation case the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) denied claimant’s claim for compensation. The referee and the Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed the denial. Claimant appeals, and we affirm.

The central issue is the application of ORS 656.802(2), commonly known as the fireman’-s presumption. That statute provides:

"Any condition or impairment of health arising under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section shall be presumed to result from a fireman’s employment. However, any such fireman must have taken a physical examination upon becoming a fireman, or…