Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Pitzer

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that set aside its denial of claimant’s claim. We affirm.

In 1985, claimant filed a claim for a back strain while working for employer. The referee concluded that claimant’s work with employer over a period of years had resulted in a degenerative condition and that that condition, together with specific work activity, had resulted in a compensable condition. Employer did not appeal and the claim was closed.

In 1991, while working for another employer insured by SAIF, claimant experienced pain in his lower back and legs. The diagnosis…