Board Erred in Rejecting Medical Opinions That Support Carrier's Denial of Claim

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board erroneously applied the law of the case doctrine to reject the medical opinions that a carrier had relied on to deny a claim for a new/omitted condition. Case: In the Matter of Compensation of Maldonado, Nos. 1404365 and A162797, 09/26/2018, published. Facts: Ramon Maldonado worked for Arrowhead Ornamentals. He injured his back while shaking dirt off a 50-pound tree root ball. Arrowhead had workers’ compensation insurance coverage with the SAIF Corp. After Maldonado reported his back injury, SAIF requested tha...