In 2001, the Oregon workers' compensation system granted or reinstated 13 awards of Permanent Total Disability (PTD) benefits and rescinded 14, for a net loss of 1 claim awarded PTD benefits.
Declining PTD grants
The figure of negative 1 net PTD award in 2001 is a record low and continues the recent trend of relatively few awards. The large drop in net awards between 1988 and 2000 was primarily the result of the declining number of PTD grants, as there had been no sustained increase in the number of benefit rescissions. However, the number of recissions increased dramatically in 2001 due lar...
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