Presumption of Occupational Causation Doesn't Apply to Firefighter Who Had Stroke

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to a presumption that his work caused him to suffer a stroke because he could not establish that it was a "cardiovascular-renal disease." Case: Matter of the Compensation of Kalenius, Nos. 1801404, 1900766, and A173085, 07/21/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: William G. Kalenius IV worked for the City of Corvallis as a firefighter. After he suffered a stroke, he filed an occupational disease claim, relying on the presumption of industrial causation in Oregon Revised Statutes Section 656.802(4), ...