Edwards v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board which affirmed the referee’s denial of medical benefits under ORS 656.245. The only issue is whether claimant’s neck condition is causally related to an earlier compensable accident. We review de novo and reverse.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury on August 27,1980, when the hay truck he was driving for the C-2 Cattle Company rolled over. He was taken to a hospital, where he complained of pain in his right shoulder, ribs and right occiput and of nausea. The treating physician, Dr. Bomengen, reported that there was no…