Akins v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant petitions for review of a final order of the Workers’ Compensation Board. In that order, the board upheld insurer SAIF Corporation’s (1) denial of claimant’s “new and omitted condition” claims, ORS 656.267; and (2) denial of claimant’s “combined condition” claim, ORS 656.262(6)(c). We review under ORS 183.482(8) and ORS 656.298(7), and affirm for the reasons that follow.

On February 8, 2012, claimant injured her left knee at work, and claimed workers’ compensation benefits in connection with the injury. SAIF accepted the claim, designating the accepted condition as a “left knee sprain…