Erck v. Brown Oldsmobile

If the Workers’ Compensation Board reverses a referee, on judicial review this court must be furnished specific findings in the Board’s opinion that substantiate the conclusions that are contrary to the referee’s findings and conclusions of law. Johnston v. James River Corp., 91 Or App 721, 722, 756 P2d 696 (1988).

In this odd lot case, the 62 1/2 year old, ninth grade educated claimant sought review of a determination order that awarded 30 percent unscheduled disability. Earlier, a referee had found claimant’s claim compensable, and Orion Group/ EBI Companies referred the case to Orion…