Matter of Compensation of Olson

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board which reversed the referee’s decision that his disability is compensable as an aggravation of a 1979 injury.

Claimant compensably injured his neck and upper back in February, 1979, while working for ASB Construction, an Oregon employer. After treatment, he was released for work in January, 1980. In February, 1983, while working in California for M & H Construction, a California employer, he worked for four hours operating a backhoe under conditions that required him to work with his neck in a twisted position. Shortly…