Luckhurst v. Bank of America

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) order that upheld employer’s denial and held that claimant’s current left knee condition was not compen-sable. Claimant contends that the Board erred in concluding that he suffered from a combined condition and in applying the legal standard of ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B), rather than that of ORS 656.225(1). We review for errors of law and substantial evidence and affirm.

We derive the facts from the ALJ’s findings, the Board’s summary of those findings — which it adopted — and from the medical evidence in the record. Claimant was injured…