Norstadt v. Liberty Northwest Insurance

BYERS, S. J.

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) denying his request for reclassification due to lack of jurisdiction. Claimant assigns as error the Board’s use of the “date of injury” of ORS 656.277(1) (1995) rather than the “date of acceptance” found in ORS 656.277(1) (1999) in determining whether his request was timely. We reverse and remand.

Claimant worked for many years and for many employers in the wood products industry. In 1993, he became aware that his bilateral hearing loss was work-related and filed workers’ compensation claims…