SAIF Corp. v. Lewis

In this workers’ compensation proceeding, the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) concluded that claimant’s occupational disease was compensable because medical evidence supported by objective findings established the existence of the disease, as ORS 656.802(2)(d) requires. The Court of Appeals reversed because, in its opinion, “objective findings,” as defined in ORS 656.005(19), did not support the medical evidence of claimant’s disease. SAIF v. Lewis, 170 Or App 201, 215, 12 P3d 498 (2000). Claimant seeks review of the Court of Appeals’ decision. We reverse.

The requirement of “objective…