Arms v. SAIF Corp. (In re Arms)

*218Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board holding that proposed surgical treatment for the worsening of claimant's preexisting cervical condition is not compensable, because the worsened condition is a "consequential condition," and the medical treatment is not directed only to the consequential condition but to the preexisting component of claimant's condition. We conclude that the board erred and we therefore remand the case to the board for reconsideration.

The issue in this case concerns a question of statutory construction with respect to the interplay of ORS…