Appeals Court: WCB Did Not Consider Accuracy of Medical Arbiters' Opinions

Oregon's appeals court ordered the Workers' Compensation Board to reconsider whether a university employee should receive Class 1 or Class 2 permanent partial disability benefits for a cognitive impairment because the board had not adequately considered the accuracy of two medical arbiters' decisions.  Case: Harvey v. SAIF Corp. and Oregon Health and Science University, Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, No. 330, 07/06/2017, published. Facts: Mary Harvey sustained a concussion after falling at her workplace, the Portland medical school Oregon Health and Science Univers...