Stritt v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The State Accident Insurance Fund appeals from the order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the Opinion and Order of the referee holding that claimant’s moving expenses incurred pursuant to a doctor’s recommendation were compensable.

The record discloses that claimant, a chip-truck driver in the Coos Bay, Oregon area, suffered from a compensable work-related allergic dermatitis caused by wood products. One of the documents indicates that claimant’s physician, Dr. Maeyens, "did in fact recommend to Mr. Stritt that he relocate to a more suitable environment.” An allergist recommended…