SAIF Corp. v. Frank

SAIF Corporation (SAIF) seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order in which the Board ruled that claimant was entitled to permanent disability compensation without first proving a “permanent worsening” of his compensable condition. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a), and affirm.

Claimant sustained a compensable low back injury on October 18,1992, which SAIF accepted as a nondisabling lumbosacral strain. SAIF paid for claimant’s chiropractic treatment through August 1993. On July 27,1994, claimant reinjured his low back and filed a new injury claim, which SAIF denied.…