The Workers' Compensation Board's misinterpretation of a physician's opinion led it to erroneously rule in favor of a claimant who suffered a combined condition, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled.
Case: Keystone RV Co.-Thor Industries v. Erickson, A157092, 04/20/2016.
Facts: Rodney R. Erickson injured his lower back at work and filed a workers' compensation claim. His employer accepted a lumbar strain. Erickson's physicians later determined that he suffered spondylolysthesis, a misalignment of the vertebrae.
The medical evidence showed that Erickson's work injury had...
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