Fred Meyer, Inc. v. Farrow

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order requiring employer to accept a claim for an aggravation of claimant’s compensable hand/wrist condition, a scheduled disability. We affirm the Board’s order.

In October, 1991, claimant was awarded temporary total disability benefits for a problem with her right wrist, and her claim was closed with no award for permanent disability. Claimant was laid off from work in November, 1991. In December, 1991, she was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Claimant filed a claim for an aggravation of her wrist condition. Employer…