State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. Casteel

The Court of Appeals stated the issue in this case as follows:

“Claimant compensably injured her back and hip. A referee awarded permanent total disability. SAIF requested Board review, and the Board reduced the award to 10 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability. Claimant requested review by this court, and we modified the Board’s order and granted claimant an award of 50 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability.”

SAIF v. Casteel, 74 Or App 566, 568, 703 P2d 1039 (1985). The Court of Appeals held that SAIF’s payments preceding the court’s ultimate award of 50 percent permanent…