SAIF Corp. v. Christensen

SAIF seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that its procedural obligation to begin paying benefits for claimant’s temporary total disability began November 11, 1991. The Board’s determination is based on its conclusion that an insurer has an affirmative obligation, in the processing of an aggravation claim, to seek medical verification of a claimant’s inability to work. We conclude that the Board erred in holding that SAIF had a procedural obligation to begin paying benefits and reverse.

Claimant compensably injured her left elbow and forearm in 1985 while working…