Brown v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that reversed the referee and reinstated SAIF’s denial of his claim for medical services. We affirm.

During January, 1983, claimant worked at a demolition project in downtown Portland as an electrician. Over the course of two weeks, he was exposed to asbestos dust. Shortly thereafter, he was laid off. Claimant saw a television program which described the dangers of exposure to asbestos, and he became concerned that his exposure might have damaged his health. He filed a claim in September, 1983, and then was examined…