Boise Cascade Corp. v. Hasslen

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that set aside two denials on the ground that employer had improperly denied prospective medical benefits. We reverse and remand.

Claimant worked for employer as a green chain off-bearer. She filed a claim for low back pain, which employer accepted and for which she received an award of ten percent unscheduled permanent partial disability. Claimant continued to receive treatment for her low back condition and submitted medical bills for payment by employer. Employer paid those bills until October 25,1988, when employer issued a…