WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY v. REES

WCB 84-09458; CA A38993.

736 P.2d 213 (1987)

85 Or.App. 325

In the matter of the Compensation of Patricia A. Rees, Claimant. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Patricia A. REES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ridgway K. Foley, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Mildred J. Carmack and Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts, Portland.

David C. Force, Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

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


YOUNG, Judge.

Employer seeks review of a Workers' Compensation Board order awarding claimant permanent total disability benefits. At issue is the extent of her disability. We affirm.

In August, 1982, claimant sustained a compensable back strain while shoveling sawdust. Dr. Schachner immediately treated her, characterized the injury as an aggravation of her underlying degenerative disc disease and recommended that...

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