The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that employers must reopen compensable claims for processing when a denial is set aside after closure.
Case: In the Matter of the Compensation of Simi v. LTI Inc., No. 29, 07/01/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Randy Simi worked for LTI Inc. He injured his right shoulder at work in 2010.
Simi filed a workers’ compensation claim, and LTI accepted liability for a right rotator cuff tear. Simi underwent surgery to repair a full-thickness rotator cuff tear in the supraspinatus tendon, and the claim was closed in 2011.
Several years later, a ma...
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