Diagnostic Services Unrelated to Accepted Conditions Aren't Compensable

A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that diagnostic services are not compensable if they are not necessitated by the accepted conditions of a worker’s claim. Case: Garcia-Solis v. Farmers Insurance Co., No. 456, 09/27/2017, published. Facts: A tent pole fell on Elvia Garcia-Solis during a windstorm while she was at work. Her employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, Farmers Insurance Co., accepted liability for a concussion, a closed head injury, chronic headache syndrome, facial scarring and right supraorbital nerve injury. Garcia’s doctor later requested a...