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SLECHTA v. STATE ACC. INS. FUND

WCB No. 78-4311; CA 14681.

603 P.2d 366 (1979)

43 Or.App. 443

In the Matter of the Compensation of Martin J. SLECHTA, Claimant, Petitioner, v. STATE Accident Insurance Fund, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Udziela, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Pozzi, Wilson, Atchison, Kahn & O'Leary, Portland.

Darrell E. Bewley, Associate Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund, Salem.

Before TANZER, P.J., and THORNTON and CAMPBELL, JJ.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, claimant appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Board reversing the referee's order and ruling that claimant's degenerative arthritis is not compensable. The sole issue here is compensability. We affirm.

Claimant, who was 61 years old at the time of the hearing, had worked as a maintenance carpenter for the employer for at least 26 years. His job involves a great deal of heavy construction...

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