Sinclair v. Champion International Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that held that he is not entitled to permanent total disability (PTD) benefits. We review for substantial evidence and errors of law, ORS 656.298(6); ORS 183.482(7), (8), and affirm.

Claimant compensably injured his back on March 12, 1981, while driving employer’s jitney. He also suffered psychological problems due to the injury. In 1984, after failing to complete vocational rehabilitation, he was awarded 50 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability (PPD). In 1987, he filed an aggravation claim, which employer denied. On…