Shaw v. PACCAR Wagner Mining

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that (1) denied his request for reclassification of his claim from “nondisabling” to “disabling”; and (2) held that, pursuant to ORS 656.273(4)(b), claimant’s aggravation rights expire five years after the date of his injury. We conclude that the Board erred in considering claimant’s request for reclassification as a “matter concerning a claim” under ORS 656.283. See Aleantar-Baca v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp., 161 Or App 49, 983 P2d 1038 (1999). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the Board to reconsider in light of…