CHATFIELD v. SAIF

WCB No. 82-03927; CA A30331.

688 P.2d 434 (1984)

70 Or.App. 62

In the matter of the Compensation of Fred CHATFIELD, Claimant. Fred Chatfield, Petitioner, v. SAIF Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn H. Clarke, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Donna Parton Garaventa, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


WARREN, Judge.

Claimant appeals an order of the Workers' Compensation Board that reversed the referee and held that claimant had failed to prove that the worsening of the symptoms of his preexisting psychological condition was related to the compensable injury. We reverse.

On August 21, 1981, claimant was employed as a truck driver and was involved in an accident that resulted in his immediate admission to the hospital. He was treated for multiple abrasions...

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