Sperry, Inc. v. Wells

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, assigning error to its ruling that a stipulation entered into by employer and claimant constitutes an acceptance of claimant’s “achalasia” condition.1 We review the Board’s findings for substantial evidence, ORS 183.482(8)(c), and affirm.

Claimant suffered a compensable back injury in 1986. In 1987, while still receiving treatment for that injury, he experienced abdominal symptoms, consisting of heartburn, nausea, abdominal pain and difficulty swallowing food. As a result, he contacted a physician for treatment. The…