Schuler v. Beaverton School District No. 48J

Claimant seeks review of a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that upheld employer’s denial of her claim. The Board determined that claimant did not prove that her work injury was the major contributing cause of the need for treatment of her combined condition. We affirm.

We take the following undisputed facts from the record. Claimant is a substitute instructional aide employed by the Beaverton School District. In February 1995, she injured her back and neck in a noncompensable motor vehicle accident. At that time, x-rays revealed degenerative disc disease at C6-7. On June 8, 1995,…