In the Matter of Compensation of Owens

In our original opinion in this case, we held that, in applying the “preponderance of the medical evidence” standard of ORS 656.726(4)(f)(B) to determine a claimant’s impairment rating, “the entire universe of medical evidence that may be considered consists of the medical arbiter’s report, * * * the opinion of the attending physician, * * * and any physicians’ report in which the attending physician concurs.” SAIF v. Owens, 247 Or App 402, 409, 270 P3d 343 (2011). We explicitly rejected SAIF’s contention that the pertinent statutes merely limit the physicians who may provide impairment…