Trevitts v. Hoffman-Marmolejo

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed the referee’s holding that a claim disposition agreement (CDA) entered into pursuant to ORS 656.236 1 barred claimant from recovering all nonmedical benefits on his claim. We review for errors of law and substantial evidence, ORS 656.298(6), ORS 183.482(7), (8), and affirm.

On August 15, 1989, claimant sustained a compen-sable, disabling low back injury that was accepted on September 14,1989. After x-rays revealed a lumbar disc protrusion, claimant’s attending surgeon, Brett, performed an L4-5 dis-kectomy on…