VAN BLOKLAND v. OR. HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

83-06632; CA A42003.

743 P.2d 1136 (1987)

87 Or.App. 694

In the matter of the Compensation of Patricia M. VAN BLOKLAND, Claimant. Patricia M. Van Blokland, Petitioner, v. OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY AND SAIF CORPORATION, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Edmunson, Eugene, argued the cause for petitioner. On the brief were Karen M. Werner and Malagon & Moore, Eugene.

John A. Reuling, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before WARDEN, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board which affirmed the referee's award of an additional 35 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability of the low back, rejected claimant's contention that the claim had been prematurely closed and upheld SAIF's denial of payment for a weight loss program. On de novo review, we hold that the weight loss program is compensable and that the claim was prematurely closed.

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